Unit 4 : Action Taken by the Authority & Status
Timeline of Action Taken
3 December 2018
A critical alert was issued by the Department of Homeland security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to warn the users about SamSam ransomware.
It provides the details about the SamSam ransomware and the ways to prevent the virus.
July 2019
A joint statement was issued by...
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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
National Governors Association(NGA)
Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center(MS-ISAC)
The statement was released to urge the officials to take immediate actions to prevent the virus.
2016
After receiving many reports from victims of SamSam ransomware attacks, the FBI starts to analyse the victims’ computer to find out more information about the attacks.
March 2018
Following the Atlanta cyber attack, the city of Atlanta cooperated with the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and incident response teams from Microsoft and Cisco to find the source of the virus and how to respond to the attack.
Many government’s computer were stayed powered off for five days. It was told by the officials of Atlanta that the city spent more $9.5 millions to recover from the attack.
However, much more later, according to a report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Channel 2 Action News, the cyber attack cost as much as $17 millions.
Other Parties:
International Police Organizations
United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency
West Yorkshire Police
Canada’s Calgary Police Service
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Justice Department’s National Security Division
Criminal Division’s Office of International Affairs
At last, two Iranian men were found to be responsible for the SamSam Ransomware attacks.
January 2018
A hospital in Indiana, which was one of the victims of SamSam ransomware attacks, decided to pay the ransom to get the systems continue running. The decision made is due to the fact that the cost of fixing the systems was more than the ransom.
28 November 2018
the officials from the Department of Justice and the FBI announced that the two Iranian men have been charged with computer hacking offences.