United States
USA
Bardstown ransomware cuts municipal broadband and email service
A ransomware attack against the City of Bardstown’s systems knocked its city-operated Bardstown Connect internet service offline on September 2, 2022. Residents and businesses lost connectivity, merchants had difficulty processing card transactions, and the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office used alternative communications. The initial internet outage lasted about 18 hours, although other outages and restoration work continued.
81
Estimated severity
81 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-09-02
Targeted Company
CITY OF BARDSTOWN
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
NELSON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE (Telecommunications provider)
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
0.75 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Downstream customer disruptionOperational disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Government & Public AdministrationTelecommunications
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
therecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/bardstown-ransomware-ispnelsoncountygazette.comhttps://nelsoncountygazette.com/mayor-city-hasnt-paid-ransom-over-bardstown-connect-cyberattack/nelsoncountygazette.comhttps://nelsoncountygazette.com/city-of-bardstown-internet-service-restored-friday-night-following-18-hour-outage/wdrb.comhttps://www.wdrb.com/news/internet-access-restored-in-bardstown-after-ransomware-attack/article_78c7a244-2fdd-11ed-b8a5-c3d5ae555986.html