Cybersecurity incident — 2021-05-05 00:00:00
Affected organization: Australia's Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)
Affected country: Australia
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Data Attack,Undetermined
Motive: Financial
Actor: Avaddon
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Russian Federation

The Australia's Labor Party (New South Wales Branch) falls prey of an Avaddon ransomware attack. The threat actors threaten to release sensitive data if they don't pay the ransom.