The Sacramento public transport agency victim of a ransomware attack
The agency dedicated to managing public transportation in the Californian city of Sacramento, in the United States, has been the victim of a Ransomware attack. It all started when the agency's website was no longer operational due to the attack of a hacker who subsequently infected the agency's computer system through a ransomware attack. Although eighty percent of the affected data has been recovered thanks to different backup copies, the incident is still being investigated and the security of the computer system is improved to prevent future attacks. In addition, the agency ensures that no data was filtered.
The hacker responsible for the attack asked the agency to pay a ransom of 8,000 dollars in bitcoins.
References:
- 20/11/2017 sacramento.cbslocal.com Hackers Tried To Extort Money From Sacramento Transit System With Ransomware Attack
- 22/11/2017 foxnews.com Hacker targets Sacramento Regional Transit, deletes 30 million files in ransomware attack
- 22/11/2017 ibtimes.com Sacramento Public Transportation System Hacked: Attacker Demands One Bitcoin Ransom
- 22/11/2017 govtech.com Sacramento, Calif., Transit System Recovers from Ransomware Attack