Town Of Wasaga Beach

Town of Wasaga Beach experienced a ransomware attack & they are negotiating with hackers.

The Town of Wasaga Beach is slowly recovering from a recent cyber attack.

Ransomware was installed on the Town’s computer system in April affecting the website and municipal services.

They say they have since been able to gain access to three of their servers.

Source: https://www.databreaches.net/ca-town-of-wasaga-beach-recovering-from-ransomware-attack-negotiating-with-hackers/

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

"id": "tow2313281022",
"linkid": "town-of-wasaga-beach",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Municipal Services',
                        'location': 'Wasaga Beach',
                        'name': 'Town of Wasaga Beach',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'date_detected': 'April 2023',
 'description': 'The Town of Wasaga Beach experienced a ransomware attack '
                'affecting its website and municipal services. The town is '
                'negotiating with hackers and has regained access to three of '
                'its servers.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Partial Recovery of Servers',
            'systems_affected': ['Website', 'Municipal Services']},
 'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
 'motivation': 'Financial Gain',
 'response': {'recovery_measures': 'Gained access to three servers'},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Town of Wasaga Beach',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}