Case Study: Southwestern Construction Company avoids ransom payment and streamlines breach response with Coalition

Southwestern Construction Company avoids ransom and covers $106,000 in breach costs with Coalition

The customer, Southwestern Construction Company, faced a significant ransomware attack that encrypted its systems and compromised over 60,000 documents, including sensitive information related to its client, the U.S. Department of Defense. Coalition, the vendor, provided its Breach Response coverage to assist the company with this challenge.

Coalition's solution involved advising against paying the ransom due to viable backups, assisting with forensic investigation and system restoration, and guiding the company through stringent notification protocols. Coalition's Breach Response coverage paid for $106,000 of the associated costs, including $43,000 for data mining and credit monitoring for 850 impacted individuals, while the customer paid only $5,000.