Town of Midland

The computer system of Town of Midland’s were targeted in a ransomware attack over the long weekend.

The hackers illegally accessed the town's network and infected them with ransomware and then demanded ransom to decrypt them.

However, Town staff worked quickly to isolate the attacked and activate a cyber incident investigation.

Source: https://www.simcoe.com/news-story/8879570-midland-servers-hacked-attackers-demanding-ransom/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/townofmidland

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"linkid": "townofmidland",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "09/2018",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

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                        'location': 'Midland',
                        'name': 'Town of Midland',
                        'type': 'government'}],
 'description': 'The computer system of Town of Midland’s were targeted in a '
                'ransomware attack over the long weekend. The hackers '
                "illegally accessed the town's network and infected them with "
                'ransomware and then demanded ransom to decrypt them. However, '
                'Town staff worked quickly to isolate the attacked and '
                'activate a cyber incident investigation.',
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 'investigation_status': 'in progress',
 'motivation': 'financial gain',
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 'response': {'containment_measures': 'isolation of affected systems',
              'incident_response_plan_activated': 'yes'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Town of Midland',
 'type': 'ransomware'}