Cybersecurity incident — 2018-02-20 00:00:00
Affected organization: The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
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

CDOT is hit with a ransomware attack, attributed to SamSam, which forces the organization to shut down 2,000 computers.