Ransomware Attack Disrupts Sunday Newspaper Edition of the Watertown Daily Times

Exploit: Ransomware
Watertown Daily Times: Daily newspaper published in Watertown, New York.
 

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Risk to Small Business: 2 = Severe: A company employee discovered ransomware on the company’s network while working on computer systems that are responsible for ad design and newspaper production. In addition to disabling certain publication capabilities, the ransomware restricted access to the company’s email servers and internet-based phones. While the newspaper was able to publish its latest edition, some sections were inaccessible, and reporters were forced to work from home.

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Individual Risk: 3 = Moderate Risk: There is no indication that individual data was compromised in this breach.

Customers Impacted: Unknown

How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business: Ransomware attacks are on the rise in every industry. Companies should proactively assess their threat landscape while establishing protocols for restoring operations and protecting sensitive data. Meanwhile, understanding what happens to sensitive data after it’s accessed is a natural next step for repairing the product and reputation damage that frequently follows a data breach.

Risk Levels:

1 - 1.5 = Extreme Risk
1.51 - 2.49 = Severe Risk
2.5 - 3 = Moderate Risk

*The risk score is calculated using a formula that considers a wide range of factors related to the assessed breach.


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