Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2022-03-17 00:00:00
Affected organization: US critical infrastructure sectors
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Utilities
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: AvosLocker
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A joint advisory of the FBI, the US Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warns of AvosLocker ransomware being used in attacks targeting multiple US critical infrastructure sectors.