Ransomware attack halts some Ohio Lottery operations
The Ohio Lottery suffered a ransomware attack that shut down some of its operations, although its gaming system continued to function. The attack was attributed to DragonForce ransomware, and the attackers claimed to have stolen employee and lottery player data.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Ohio Lottery
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Not confirmed
- Cause / method
- DragonForce ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The Ohio Lottery's ransomware incident and the shutdown of some operations came to light, while the gaming system continued to function.
- The attackers claimed to have stolen employee and lottery player data.
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