Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-05-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: Australia's Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Undetermined
Motive: Financial
Actor: Avaddon
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The Australia's Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) falls prey of an Avaddon ransomware attack. The threat actors threaten to release sensitive data if they don't pay the ransom.