Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2019-11-09 00:00:00
Affected organization: Dover, NJ
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: WIZARD SPIDER
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation
Description: The town of Dover's municipal computers are hit by the Ryuk ransomware. The attack was repelled swiftly and no ransom demand was made.