Town Of Ludlow

The computer network of Ludlow Town Hall were illegally accessed in a ransomware attack which affected the documents relating to the payroll system of employees.

The attack impacted many of the town’s IT infrastructure systems, including its payroll system.

However, the damage was immediately restored with the help of a leading incident response team.

Source: https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/payroll-system-compromised-in-ransomware-attack-on-town-of-ludlow/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/town-of-ludlow

"id": "tow231371022",
"linkid": "town-of-ludlow",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'Ludlow',
                        'name': 'Ludlow Town Hall',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'Payroll system documents'},
 'description': 'The computer network of Ludlow Town Hall were illegally '
                'accessed in a ransomware attack which affected the documents '
                'relating to the payroll system of employees. The attack '
                'impacted many of the town’s IT infrastructure systems, '
                'including its payroll system. However, the damage was '
                'immediately restored with the help of a leading incident '
                'response team.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Payroll system documents'],
            'systems_affected': ['Payroll system',
                                 'IT infrastructure systems']},
 'response': {'third_party_assistance': ['Leading incident response team']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Ludlow Town Hall',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}