Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-07-31 00:00:00
Affected organization: Borough of Matanuska-Susitna
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: The Borough of Matanuska-Susitna is hit by CryptoLocker. The attack took place on July 24 but was maybe dormant since May. The IT systems are not operational with some users starting to use typewriters.