Wyandotte County’s computer systems suffered a ransomware attack on the 17th of April 2022.
The attack affected various departments of the county including Appraiser, Delinquent Real Estate, District Attorney, District Court, Human Resources, Motor Vehicles, Neighborhood Resource Center, Procurement, Sheriff’s Office, and Treasury.
The Wyandotte County leaders investigated the incident along with the Department of Homeland Defense and the FBI.
Source: https://fox4kc.com/news/recent-data-breach-in-wyandotte-county-may-be-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/unified-government-of-kansas
"id": "uni3915522",
"linkid": "unified-government-of-kansas",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "4/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Wyandotte County, Kansas, USA',
'name': 'Wyandotte County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'date_detected': '2022-04-17',
'description': 'Wyandotte County’s computer systems suffered a ransomware '
'attack on the 17th of April 2022. The attack affected various '
'departments of the county including Appraiser, Delinquent '
'Real Estate, District Attorney, District Court, Human '
'Resources, Motor Vehicles, Neighborhood Resource Center, '
'Procurement, Sheriff’s Office, and Treasury. The Wyandotte '
'County leaders investigated the incident along with the '
'Department of Homeland Defense and the FBI.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Appraiser',
'Delinquent Real Estate',
'District Attorney',
'District Court',
'Human Resources',
'Motor Vehicles',
'Neighborhood Resource Center',
'Procurement',
'Sheriff’s Office',
'Treasury']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'response': {'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'third_party_assistance': ['Department of Homeland Defense',
'FBI']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Wyandotte County',
'type': 'Ransomware'}