Ville de Westmount • City of Westmount

The city of Westmount was targeted in a ransomware attack that was initiated by the Lockbit ransomware group.

the attackers claimed to have stolen 14 terabytes of data from the city and threatened to release the data within two weeks.

Some machines were shut down as a preventative measure to the attack.

The city's IT Department was working hard to resolve the issue, however, the city’s web page displayed a message saying "Please note that due to a technical issue, the City’s email service is unavailable."

Source: https://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/westmount-is-victim-of-cyber-attack/article_5636ac18-9202-5e05-9241-d0a62ff8c327.html

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/city-of-westmount

"id": "vil04921222",
"linkid": "city-of-westmount",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "11/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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                        'location': 'Westmount',
                        'name': 'City of Westmount',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'description': 'The city of Westmount was targeted in a ransomware attack by '
                'the Lockbit ransomware group. The attackers claimed to have '
                'stolen 14 terabytes of data and threatened to release the '
                'data within two weeks. Some machines were shut down as a '
                "preventative measure. The city's IT Department was working to "
                'resolve the issue, but the city’s web page displayed a '
                "message saying, 'Please note that due to a technical issue, "
                "the City’s email service is unavailable.'",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['14 terabytes of data'],
            'systems_affected': ['Email service']},
 'motivation': 'Data Theft and Ransom',
 'ransomware': {'data_exfiltration': ['14 terabytes of data'],
                'ransomware_strain': 'Lockbit'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Public notice on the city’s web '
                                         'page'],
              'containment_measures': ['Shutting down some machines']},
 'threat_actor': 'Lockbit ransomware group',
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on the City of Westmount',
 'type': 'Ransomware Attack'}