Dominican Republic
DOM
QUANTUM ransomware strikes Dominican Agrarian Institute (IAD)
On 18/08/2022, the Instituto Agrario Dominicano (IAD) suffered a QUANTUM ransomware attack that encrypted servers and disrupted operations. Attackers claimed to have stolen over 1 TB of data and demanded roughly $600–650K. The National Cybersecurity Center (CNCS) assisted and stated the government would not pay.
65
Estimated severity
65 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
18/08/2022
Targeted Company
INSTITUTO AGRARIO DOMINICANO
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Dominican Republic
Affected countries
Dominican Republic
Impacted regions
Caribbean · Dominican Republic
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityService degradationOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareData exfiltrationExtortion
Attributed threat actors
QUANTUM
Sources
Incident Sources
bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/quantum-ransomware-attack-disrupts-govt-agency-in-dominican-republiccncs.gob.dohttps://cncs.gob.do/centro-de-ciberseguridad-trabaja-junto-al-iad-para-restaurar-servicios-y-reducir-el-impacto-frente-a-incidente-ciberneticohoy.com.dohttps://hoy.com.do/el-pais/hackers-atacan-el-iad-piden-unos-us600-mil-para-devolverle-datos_925496.htmlacronis.comhttps://www.acronis.com/en/tru/posts/quantum-ransomware-attack-hits-dominican-republic-government-agency