Cybersecurity incident — 2020-02-12 00:00:00
Affected organization: Palm Beach county's election office
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Public Administration
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Undetermined
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

It is reported that Palm Beach election office had its computer systems infected and encrypted by ransomware just weeks before the 2016 US presidential elections.