Town of Jupiter hit by malware 'incident,' knocking out several online systems

guest · Mar 23, 2020

Town of Jupiter hit by malware 'incident,' knocking out several online systems
March 23, 2020
https://www.wptv.com/news/region-n-...-incident-knocking-out-several-online-systems

The town of Jupiter said Monday morning they were hit by a malware attack, crashing “several” online services including their email.

In a tweet just after 11 a.m., the town said, “due to a malware incident, several of the Town’s online systems are currently unavailable, including email.”
Officials said they have a recovery plan in place and are working to bring systems back online.

Despite the attack, the town said they will continue to address service requests and urgent issues by phone once their website is fully operational.
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[...] — Town of Jupiter (@TownofJupiter) March 23, 2020
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guest · Apr 3, 2020

Jupiter, Fla., fighting REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware and Coronavirus
April 3, 2020
https://www.scmagazine.com/home/sec...-revil-sodinokibi-ransomware-and-coronavirus/

The town of Jupiter, located in an area of Florida hard hit by Coronavirus, is continuing to recover from a late March ransomware attack.

Town officials reported last week that its email, utility payment and planning submissions systems were all down. The attack took place on March 23 with town officials notifying residents two days later that many systems were down.
The town reported on April 2 that is still in the process of restoring these services using back up files, according to Palmbeachdailynews.com. The ransomware has been identified as REvil/Sodinokibi, which has been used in a wide variety of attacks over the last year.

The town does not intend to pay the ransom, a path two Florida cities, Lake City and Riviera Beach, took last year when each was knocked offline by ransomware.
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guest · Apr 15, 2020

REvil Rocks Jupiter
April 15, 2020
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/revil-rocks-jupiter/

The Palm Beach County conurbation was struck with REvil ransomware, also known as Sodinokibi, on March 21 in an attack that took down the town's computer system for three weeks.
Speaking on April 1, Moretto said the town was still trying to find out how the malware had infiltrated its computer network.

Asked if the town would be paying a ransom to threat actors to retrieve its encrypted files, Moretto said that Jupiter had not engaged with any links and hadn't viewed any ransom demands. Instead, the town is recovering what data it can from backups, which Moretto described as "quite good."
Jupiter councilman Ilan Kaufer said that while the town's computer systems were down, he and other councilors communicated with residents via Facebook.

By April 10, most of the town's digital services have been restored, and the town website is once again operational.
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