Chilean government's CSIRT reports ransomware attack on SERNAC
The Chilean government's Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) reported in different announcements that the Chilean National Consumer Service (SERNAC) has been affected by a cybersecurity incident.
The incident consisted of a ransomware attack on the Microsoft and VMware ESXi servers of SERNAC's corporate networks, encrypting the data on the compromised equipment, thus interrupting its systems and online services.
References:
- 25/08/2022 csirt.gob.cl ALERTA DE SEGURIDAD CIBERNÉTICA: INCIDENTE EN SERVICIO PÚBLICO
- 02/09/2022 welivesecurity.com Sernac de Chile se suma a la lista de organismos públicos víctimas de ransomware en 2022
- 01/09/2022 bleepingcomputer.com New ransomware hits Windows, Linux servers of Chile govt agency
- 31/08/2022 therecord.media Chile says gov’t agency struggling with ransomware attack
- 06/09/2022 eldiariosantiago.cl Infraestructuras críticas: el nuevo campo de batalla de los cibercriminales