Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2020-07-27 00:00:00
Affected organization: The city of Lafayette, CO
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: External Denial of Service,Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: The City of Lafayette suffers a ransomware attack that impact the phone services, email, and online payment reservation systems. The city is forced to pay $45,000.