Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2021-08-01 00:00:00
Affected organization: Lazio Region, Italy
Affected country: Italy
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Sprite Spider
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The Region of Lazio suffers a ransomware attack that encrypts all files in its data center and disrupts its IT network, shutting down regional operations including the Covid-19 vaccination effort.