Quantum ransomware attack disrupts govt agency in Dominican Republic

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The Dominican Republic's Instituto Agrario Dominicano has suffered a Quantum ransomware attack that encrypted multiple services and workstations throughout the government agency.

The Instituto Agrario Dominicano (IAD) is part of the Ministry of Agriculture and is responsible for executing Agrarian Reform programs in the country.
Local media reports that the ransomware attack occurred on August 18th, which has impacted the agency's operation.
"They ask for more than 600 thousand dollars. We were affected by four physical servers and eight virtual servers; virtually all servers," IAD Director of Technology Walixson Amaury Nuñez told local media.

Quantum ransomware attack disrupts govt agency in Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic's Instituto Agrario Dominicano has suffered a Quantum ransomware attack that encrypted multiple services and workstations throughout the government agency.

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