Watson Electrical discovered that it had been the target of a sophisticated ransomware attack impacting the functionality of the company’s IT network.
According to the company's investigation, a third party gained access to files on the Watson Electrical network that contained some people's personal information.
Watson Electrical investigated the incident and notified those affected by letters.
Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/wecc-inc-d-b-a-watson-electrical-4363990/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/wecc.org
"id": "wec114231122",
"linkid": "wecc.org",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "6/2017",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'name': 'Watson Electrical', 'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal information']},
'description': 'Watson Electrical discovered that it had been the target of a '
'sophisticated ransomware attack impacting the functionality '
"of the company’s IT network. According to the company's "
'investigation, a third party gained access to files on the '
"Watson Electrical network that contained some people's "
'personal information. Watson Electrical investigated the '
'incident and notified those affected by letters.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal information'],
'systems_affected': ['IT network']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Notified affected individuals by '
'letters']},
'threat_actor': 'Third party',
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Watson Electrical',
'type': 'Ransomware'}