Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-04-13 00:00:00
Affected organization: Garfield County
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: Garfield County reveals it was the victim of a ransomware attack, crippling the work of city personnel for weeks before they were able to pay to get access to their own data.