Carinthia state government BlackCat ransomware attack
The BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware gang encrypted around 3,000 computers of Austria's Carinthia state government and demanded $5 million, halting passport issuance, traffic-fine processing and COVID-19 contact tracing for weeks. The state refused to pay and rebuilt from backups.
- Victim
- State of Carinthia (Land Kärnten)