I’ve linked an article from a week ago here, but the content is still relevant as the attack is ongoing.
I don’t work in tech, but I do bookkeeping for real estate associations. On the morning of Wednesday, August 9th, I found myself unable to log into Rapattoni MLS, and ever since then it’s been almost complete silence from them. It’s been almost 2 whole weeks without access now and over a week since the company last put out a statement.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
In a memo sent to regional MLS providers and reported by Cincinnati TV station WCPO, Rapattoni representatives wrote:
As we have previously communicated, Rapattoni’s production network was hit by a cyberattack and we are working diligently around the clock to get systems restored as soon as possible.
While Rapattoni has referred to the incident as a cyberattack, it has been widely reported that the event is a ransomware attack, in which criminals gain unauthorized access to a victim’s network, encrypt or download crucial data and demand payment in exchange for decrypting the data or promising not to publish it.
The outage is a potent reminder of the real-world disruptions that cyberattacks can impose on large numbers of people or businesses that depend on a service that gets hacked.
The president and CEO of BAREIS, a broker-owned multiple listing service serving realty professionals in Northern California, said that the MLS data it provides hasn’t been updated since August 8.
The damage the outage is causing to agents, buyers, renters, and sellers could get worse unless services are restored in the next few days.
The original article contains 826 words, the summary contains 182 words. Saved 78%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
