Yuba County was targeted in a ransomware cyber-attack, that infected some of the county computer systems with malware.
The malware encrypted the affected systems and disrupted their services.
The attacker demanded payment from the county in order to obtain a decryption key, however, the county did not make any payment to the attacker.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/yuba-county-was-the-subject-of-a-ransomware-cyber-attack/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/yubacounty
"id": "yub223891122",
"linkid": "yubacounty",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "02/2021",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Yuba County, California',
'name': 'Yuba County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'Yes'},
'description': 'Yuba County was targeted in a ransomware cyber-attack, that '
'infected some of the county computer systems with malware. '
'The malware encrypted the affected systems and disrupted '
'their services. The attacker demanded payment from the county '
'in order to obtain a decryption key, however, the county did '
'not make any payment to the attacker.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Disruption of services',
'systems_affected': 'County computer systems'},
'motivation': 'Financial',
'ransomware': {'data_encryption': 'Yes',
'ransom_demanded': 'Yes',
'ransom_paid': 'No'},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Yuba County',
'type': 'Ransomware'}