The Parliament of Montenegro

The Parliament of Montenegro

The government of Montenegro suffered a ransomware attack on its critical infrastructure that caused damage and disruptions to its services.

Cuba ransomware gang listed the Parliament of Montenegro (Skupstina) as its victim and published stolen data on the "free" section of their site and made it available to any visitor with no restrictions.

The stolen information included financial documents, correspondence with banks, balance sheets, tax documents, compensation, and even source code.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/montenegro-hit-by-ransomware-attack-hackers-demand-10-million/

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/the-parliament-of-montenegro

"id": "the18518922",
"linkid": "the-parliament-of-montenegro",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
                        'location': 'Montenegro',
                        'name': 'Parliament of Montenegro (Skupstina)',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['financial documents',
                                              'correspondence with banks',
                                              'balance sheets',
                                              'tax documents',
                                              'compensation',
                                              'source code']},
 'description': 'The government of Montenegro suffered a ransomware attack on '
                'its critical infrastructure that caused damage and '
                'disruptions to its services. Cuba ransomware gang listed the '
                'Parliament of Montenegro (Skupstina) as its victim and '
                "published stolen data on the 'free' section of their site and "
                'made it available to any visitor with no restrictions. The '
                'stolen information included financial documents, '
                'correspondence with banks, balance sheets, tax documents, '
                'compensation, and even source code.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['financial documents',
                                 'correspondence with banks',
                                 'balance sheets',
                                 'tax documents',
                                 'compensation',
                                 'source code'],
            'operational_impact': 'Damage and Disruptions to Services',
            'systems_affected': 'Critical Infrastructure'},
 'motivation': 'Data Exfiltration and Publication',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': True, 'ransomware_strain': 'Cuba'},
 'threat_actor': 'Cuba ransomware gang',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Montenegro Government',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}
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