United States
USA
Ransomware halts Virgin Islands Lottery operations
The Virgin Islands Lottery discovered a ransomware attack on 17 March 2025 that encrypted computers, servers, phones and lottery software across both districts, making normal lottery operations impossible. Offices and retail lottery functions were suspended while the agency rebuilt its network from scratch; drawings resumed in late April after roughly six weeks of disruption.
88
Estimated severity
88 / 100
99
Source reliability
99 / 100
Approximate Date
17/03/2025
Targeted Company
VIRGIN ISLANDS LOTTERY
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
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
United States Virgin Islands · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
42 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionOrder processing disruptionFacility shutdown
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
SalesCustomer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
legvi.orghttps://legvi.org/committeemeetings/Government%20Operations
%20Veterans%20Affairs%20and%20Consummer%20Protection/2025/May%2030
%202025/Testimonies/TESTIMONY%20VI%20Lottery%20-%20Raymond%20Williams.pdf
viconsortium.comhttps://viconsortium.com/vi-technology/virgin-islands-v-i--lottery-hit-by-cyberattack--retail-sales-and-prize-claims-temporarily-haltedviconsortium.comhttps://viconsortium.com/vi-government/virgin-islands-lottery-reopens-after-refusing--1-million-ransom-demand--rebuilds-network-from-scratch