United States
USA
Somerset County ransomware disrupts government offices and public-facing services
On May 24, 2022, a ransomware incident forced Somerset County, New Jersey to disconnect networked computers and email. Its county commissioners' meeting was cancelled and residents were advised to verify service and appointment availability, while county clerk and surrogate services lost access to current land records, vital statistics and probate databases and offices moved to alternate contact arrangements. County notices document recovery of most office systems and email by June 6; emergency response, transit, elections and recycling continued.
75
Estimated severity
75 / 100
96
Source reliability
96 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-05-24
Targeted Company
SOMERSET COUNTY
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
New Jersey · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Operational disruptionService degradation
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
somersetcountynj.govhttps://www.somersetcountynj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/5008/17somersetcountynj.govhttps://www.somersetcountynj.gov/Home/Components/News/News/5026/17bitdefender.comhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-attack-forces-somerset-county-back-to-paper-records