Ransomware has become rather well known in the cyber security industry over the last two years. It is projected there were $5 billion dollars worth of ransomware damages in 2017, and that number is only expected to increase in 2018. Below you will find a list of the publicized ransomware attacks of 2018.
If you’re aware of any, that are not on the list, please let us know!
January
- Belle Fourche City Hall – South Dakota – Did not pay ransom
- Hancock Regional Hospital – Indiana – Yes, $55,000
- City of Farmington – New Mexico – No
- Adam’s Memorial Hospital – Indiana – Unknown
- Allscripts – North Carolina – Unknown
- DGH Engineering Ltd. – Manitoba and Alberta – Yes, $1,300
- Pulmonary Physicians – Ohio – Unknown
- Chester County School District – South Carolina – Unknown
- Spartanburg County Library – South Carolina – Unknown
- Sacramento Bee Newspaper – California – No
- Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County – Canada – Yes, $5,000 USD
February
- Davidson County – North Carolina – Unknown
- Colorado Department of Transportation – Colorado – No
- Pulkit Khandelwal Accounting Firm – India – Unknown
- City of Leeds – Alabama – Yes, $8,000
- City of Hinesville – Georgia – Unknown
- Center for Orthopedic Specialists – California – Unknown
March
- Connecticut Court Systems – Connecticut – No
- Finger Lakes Health – New York – Unknown
- City of Atlanta – Georgia – Unknown
- Baltimore Emergency Services – Maryland – No
- Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology – Minnesota – Unknown
April
- Dawson County – Georgia – Unknown
- Leominster Schools – Massachusetts – Yes – $10,000
- Ukraine Energy Ministry – Ukraine – Unknown
- Wasaga Beach Town Hall – Ontario – Unknown
- Riverside Fire and Police Department – Ohio – No
- Family Planning NSW – Australia – No
- Golden Heart Administrative Professionals – Alaska – Unknown
- Lewisham Portal – England – Unknown
May
- Roseburg Public Schools – Oregon – Unknown
- Riverside Fire and Police Department – Ohio – No
- Allied Physicians – Michigan – Unknown
- Family Planning NSW – Australia – No
- Blue Springs Family Healthcare – Missouri – Unknown
- Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations – Canada – Yes – $20,000
June
- Software Objectives – Austrailia – Unknown
- Christ’s College – England – Unknown
- Liberty Life – Africa – No
- Middleton School District – Connecticut – No
- Fetal Diagnostic Institute of the Pacific – Hawaii – Unknown
July
- Cass Regional Medical Center – Missouri – Unknown
- Derby Police Department – Connecticut – Unknown
- Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital – India – Unknown
- LabCorp – North Carolina – Unknown
- Port of Long Beach – California – Unknown
- China Ocean Shipping Company – China – Unknown
- Borough of Matanuska-Susitna – Alaska – Unknown
- Hāwera High School – New Zealand – Unknown
- Hong Kong Department of Health – China
- May Eye Care Center and Associates – Pennsylvania – Unknown
August
- PGA – USA – Unknown
- Coweta County – Georgia – Unknown
- Jones Eye Clinic – Iowa – Unknown
September
- Town of Midland – Canada – Yes, Unknown
- Monroe County School District – Florida – Unknown
- Port of San Diego – California – Unknown
- Altus Baytown Hospital – Texas – Unknown
- Redwood Eye Care – California – Unknown
October
- Madison County – Idaho – No
- Onslow Water and Sewer Authority – North Carolina – No
- City of Muscatine – Iowa – Unknown
- City of West Haven – Connecticut – Yes – $2,000
- Indiana National Guard – Indiana – No
- Crawford County – Illinois – Unknown
- Moultrie County – Illinois – Unknown
- ESC Corporate Services – Canada – Unknown
November
- West Nipissing Police – Canada – No
- Media Prima – Malaysia – No
- Dublin Midlands Hospital Group – Ireland – Unknown
- Ohio Valley Medical Center and East Ohio Regional Hospital – Ohio – Unknown
- Moscow’s Cable Car System – Russia – Unknown
- City of North Bend – Oregon – No
- FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology – Florida – No
December
- Town of Jupiter – Florida – No
- Municipality of Wawa – Canada – Unknown
- Podiatric Offices of Bobby Yee – California – Unknown
