Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-10-22 00:00:00
Affected organization: Chenango County
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: Chenango County has suffered a ransomware attack. Hackers locked out employees and demanded $450 for each computer in exchange for the decryption key.