United States
USA
Ransomware disrupts Bi-State Development paratransit scheduling and trips
A ransomware attack detected on October 2, 2023 affected Bi-State Development systems supporting St. Louis Metro Transit. Metro Call-A-Ride scheduling and phone systems were disrupted, limiting paratransit trips; renewed cyber activity led to suspension of Call-A-Ride transportation on October 7 and part of October 8. Ticket machines accepted cash only, while MetroBus and MetroLink services remained operational.
76
Estimated severity
76 / 100
96
Source reliability
96 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-10-02
Targeted Company
BI-STATE DEVELOPMENT
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
Missouri · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailabilityTransportation disruption
Affected sectors
Transportation
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation TechnologyLogistics & Transportation
Attack Profile
Attack types
ExtortionRansomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
metrostlouis.orghttps://www.metrostlouis.org/nextstop/no-metro-call-a-ride-service-available-this-weekend-october-7-8/metrostlouis.orghttps://www.metrostlouis.org/nextstop/metrocar-update/firstalert4.comhttps://www.firstalert4.com/2023/10/12/cyber-attackers-attempting-extort-metro-transit/cmt-stl.orghttps://cmt-stl.org/october-3-2023-metro-transit-statement-on-service/