Atlanta government ransomware attack (original) (raw)
The city of Atlanta, Georgia was the subject of a ransomware attack which began in March 2018. The city recognized the attack on Thursday, March 22, 2018, and publicly acknowledged it was a ransomware attack. Due to Atlanta's national importance as a transportation and economic hub, the attack received wide attention and was notable for both the extent and duration of the service outages caused. Many city services and programs were affected by the attack, including utility, parking, and court services. City officials were forced to complete paper forms by hand.
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| dbo:abstract | The city of Atlanta, Georgia was the subject of a ransomware attack which began in March 2018. The city recognized the attack on Thursday, March 22, 2018, and publicly acknowledged it was a ransomware attack. Due to Atlanta's national importance as a transportation and economic hub, the attack received wide attention and was notable for both the extent and duration of the service outages caused. Many city services and programs were affected by the attack, including utility, parking, and court services. City officials were forced to complete paper forms by hand. On November 26, a grand jury indicted two Iranian hackers, Faramarz Shahi Savandi and Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, for the attack. The Department of Justice alleged that Savandi and Mansouri are part of the SamSam group; that the SamSam group is based out of Iran; and that the pair created SamSam Ransomware, the malware used in the attack. There are no affiliations with the government of Iran. (en) La ciudad de Atlanta, Georgia, fue objeto de un ciberataque masivo que comenzó en marzo de 2018. La ciudad reconoció el ataque el jueves 22 de marzo del mismo año y reconoció públicamente que se trataba de un ataque de ransomware. Debido a la importancia nacional de Atlanta como centro económico y de transporte, el ataque recibió gran atención y fue notable tanto por el alcance como por la duración de las interrupciones del servicio causadas. El ataque afectó a muchos servicios y programas de la ciudad, incluidos servicios públicos, estacionamiento y servicios judiciales. Los funcionarios de la ciudad se vieron obligados a completar formularios en papel a mano. El 26 de noviembre, un gran jurado acusó a dos piratas informáticos iraníes, Faramarz Shahi Savandi y Mohammad Mehdi Shah Mansouri, por el ataque. El Departamento de Justicia alegó que Savandi y Mansouri son parte del grupo SamSam; que el grupo SamSam tiene su base en Irán; y que la pareja creó SamSam Ransomware, el malware utilizado en el ataque. No hay afiliaciones con el gobierno de Irán. (es) |
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| dbp:cause | (en) SamSam Ransomware (en) |
| dbp:date | 2018-03-22 (xsd:date) |
| dbp:location | dbr:United_States dbr:Georgia_(US_state) dbr:Atlanta |
| dbp:outcome | Multiple municipal services down, including databases and wi-fi (en) City spends $2.7 million in recovering services (en) Years' worth of data destroyed (en) |
| dbp:theme | Ransomware encrypting files with $51,000 demand (en) |
| dbp:type | dbr:Cyberattack |
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| rdfs:comment | The city of Atlanta, Georgia was the subject of a ransomware attack which began in March 2018. The city recognized the attack on Thursday, March 22, 2018, and publicly acknowledged it was a ransomware attack. Due to Atlanta's national importance as a transportation and economic hub, the attack received wide attention and was notable for both the extent and duration of the service outages caused. Many city services and programs were affected by the attack, including utility, parking, and court services. City officials were forced to complete paper forms by hand. (en) La ciudad de Atlanta, Georgia, fue objeto de un ciberataque masivo que comenzó en marzo de 2018. La ciudad reconoció el ataque el jueves 22 de marzo del mismo año y reconoció públicamente que se trataba de un ataque de ransomware. (es) |
| rdfs:label | Atlanta government ransomware attack (en) Ciberataque de Atlanta de 2018 (es) |
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