Ransomware disrupts Bernalillo administration and online payments
Bernalillo, New Mexico, was hit by a ransomware attack in October that affected vehicle administration services, police body camera footage, and the online water bill payment system. The town council approved a proposal to offer the attackers $82,000 for decryption, but no payment had been made as of October 30. Online billing and payment services remained unavailable on November 8, with in-person services continuing and negotiations with the attackers ongoing.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Town of Bernalillo
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to vehicle administration services, police body camera footage, and online water billing and payment services
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The cyberattack affecting Bernalillo became public.
- The town council approved a proposal to offer the attackers $82,000 for decryption, but no payment was made.
- It was confirmed that online billing and payment services had not been restored, in-person services were continuing, and negotiations with the attackers were ongoing.
- Bernalillo was reported to be continuing negotiations with the attackers over the disruption to online billing.
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- Bernalillo weighs $82,000 cyberattack payment
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