Macaé City Hall Targets Ransomware-type Cyber Attack
Macaé City Hall Targets Ransomware-type Cyber Attack
2021-06-09 21:07:00 - Journalist: Secom TeamShare:
Photo: Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology
After verifying the invasion, the equipment was isolated to analyze the impact and type of malware
Macaé City Hall was the target of a cyber attack on the 3rd of June, the Corpus Christi holiday. Malware (a type of program designed to infect a user's computer and harm it in various ways) has hit network file servers, systems and databases.
After verifying the invasion, the equipment was isolated to analyze the impact and type of malware. "Some important servers were infected and a lot of data ended up corrupted, leaving most of the internal systems unavailable", informed the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology, Marcos Lemos.
According to him, through network traffic verification it was possible to conclude that the virus arrived through the internal network (pendrive, local network or Home Office VPN) and not directly from the internet. The Macaé City Hall portal and the services available to the public through the internet were not impacted.
The City Hall, through the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology, is working on the modernization project that will include investments in new computers for employees, security center, network management, cloud computing and other IT services to make management more efficient. and maintain a safe environment for the digitization of services to the population.
The Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology sent a memorandum to the Municipal Attorney General requesting that the necessary legal measures be taken. The document also requests that an incident report be made to the Police Office for the Repression of Computer Crimes (DRCI).
2021-06-09 21:07:00 - Journalist: Secom TeamShare:
Photo: Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology
After verifying the invasion, the equipment was isolated to analyze the impact and type of malware
Macaé City Hall was the target of a cyber attack on the 3rd of June, the Corpus Christi holiday. Malware (a type of program designed to infect a user's computer and harm it in various ways) has hit network file servers, systems and databases.
After verifying the invasion, the equipment was isolated to analyze the impact and type of malware. "Some important servers were infected and a lot of data ended up corrupted, leaving most of the internal systems unavailable", informed the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology, Marcos Lemos.
According to him, through network traffic verification it was possible to conclude that the virus arrived through the internal network (pendrive, local network or Home Office VPN) and not directly from the internet. The Macaé City Hall portal and the services available to the public through the internet were not impacted.
The City Hall, through the Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology, is working on the modernization project that will include investments in new computers for employees, security center, network management, cloud computing and other IT services to make management more efficient. and maintain a safe environment for the digitization of services to the population.
The Assistant Secretary of Science and Technology sent a memorandum to the Municipal Attorney General requesting that the necessary legal measures be taken. The document also requests that an incident report be made to the Police Office for the Repression of Computer Crimes (DRCI).
