Italy
ITA
Ransomware cripples Brescia municipality systems; 26 BTC demanded
Between 30–31/03/2021 the Municipality of Brescia was hit by ransomware that paralyzed IT systems and online services. Media reported a ransom demand of 26 BTC (~€1.3M). Critical functions including tenders/procurement systems, building permit platforms, school and cemetery systems, and various offices (e.g., accounting, registry, local police) were disrupted.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
84
Source reliability
84 / 100
Approximate Date
31/03/2021
Targeted Company
COMUNE DI BRESCIA
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
Italy
Affected countries
Italy
Impacted regions
Italy · Italy
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionERP or business system disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information TechnologyAccounting
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareExtortion
Attributed threat actors
DOPPELPAYMER
Sources
Incident Sources
tg24.sky.ithttps://tg24.sky.it/milano/2021/04/06/comune-brescia-attacco-hackerbrescia.corriere.ithttps://brescia.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/21_aprile_04/attacco-hacker-comune-brescia-chiesto-riscatto-13-milioni-f5e55392-9516-11eb-a32e-b18da2161119.shtmlfederprivacy.orghttps://www.federprivacy.org/informazione/societa/sistema-informativo-del-comune-di-brescia-paralizzato-da-ransomware-gli-hacker-chiedono-riscatto-di-1-3-milioni-di-euro