Security News > 2022 > August > Argentina's Judiciary of Córdoba hit by PLAY ransomware attack
Argentina's Judiciary of Córdoba has shut down its IT systems after suffering a ransomware attack, reportedly at the hands of the new 'Play' ransomware operation.
The attack occurred Saturday, August 13th, causing the Judiciary to shut down IT systems and their online portal.
In a 'Cyberattack Contingency Plan' shared by Cadena 3, the Judiciary confirmed that it was hit by ransomware and engaged with Microsoft, Cisco, Trend Micro, and local specialists to investigate the attack.
While the Judiciary has not disclosed details of the attack, journalist Luis Ernest Zegarra tweeted that they were hit by ransomware that appends the ".
Unlike most ransomware operations that leave lengthy ransom notes to issue dire threats to their victims, the Play ransom notes are unusually simple.
This is not the first time a government agency in Argentina suffered a ransomware attack.
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