Town of Colonie

The town’s computer system was hacked.

The cyber extortionists asked for about $400,000 in Bitcoin cryptocurrency to unlock it.

The town was operating on a backup system that allowed day-to-day operations to continue.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ny-town-of-colonie-got-hacked-looks-to-avoid-paying-ransomware-demand-of-about-400000/

"id": "TOW312121222",
"linkid": "town-of-colonie-ny",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "01/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"