Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-09-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Town of Midland
Affected country: Canada
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The small Canadian town of Midland, Ontario plans to pay off a $35,000 ransom to the malicious actors who shut down the municipalities computer system with a ransomware attack.