{"id":53032,"date":"2016-04-06T16:56:38","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T16:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53032"},"modified":"2017-04-24T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T19:52:04","slug":"53032-ransomware-attacks-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/53032-ransomware-attacks-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Ransomware Attacks of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find\u00a0a list\u00a0of the, publically covered, ransomware attacks in 2016 in one place&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>With the threat of ransomware attacks at higher levels than ever before,\u00a0we thought it would be beneficial to generate a list of 2016 ransomware\u00a0attacks.\u00a0 This list will be updated throughout the year.\u00a0 Please, if you hear of anything that hasn&#8217;t been posted to this yet, let us know and we will update accordingly!\u00a0 It is impossible to know of each and every ransomware attack, as not are all made public.\u00a0 However, we will do our best to\u00a0make this list as complete as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Below\u00a0is\u00a0a cumulative list of the, publically covered,\u00a0ransomware attacks in 2016:<\/p>\n<p>January:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankinfosecurity.com\/ransomware-hits-hospitals-a-8872\/op-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Titus Regional Medical Center<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>February:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/computing\/hollywood-hospital-ransomware-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmbfnews.com\/story\/31191533\/horry-county-schools-struck-by-ransomware-virus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Horry County Schools<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; South Carolina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/news\/locky-ransomware-makes-its-first-high-profile-victim-as-it-continues-to-spread-500929.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Whanganui District Health Board<\/a> &#8211; New Zealand<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hackers-hold-german-hospital-data-hostage\/a-19076030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lukas Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Germany<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/hackers-hold-german-hospital-data-hostage\/a-19076030\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klinikum Arnsberg <\/a>&#8211; Germany<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tucsonlocalmedia.com\/local_business_news\/article_e7c774b4-db73-11e5-8ea9-1f51be31323b.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Superior Court, Pima County<\/a> &#8211; Arizona<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/pay-to-unlock-computer-files-church-targeted-in-ransomware-attack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community of Christ Church<\/a> &#8211; Oregon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wqad.com\/2016\/02\/26\/churchs-computer-files-held-for-ransom-in-sioux-city-iowa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Paul&#8217;s Lutheran Church<\/a> &#8211; Iowa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/news\/local-news\/oxford-school-computers-hacked-with-ransomware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oxford School District<\/a> &#8211; Mississippi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>March:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-35880610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kentucky Methodist Hospital<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/23\/52934-methodist-hospital-hit-with-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chino Valley Medical Center<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/23\/52934-methodist-hospital-hit-with-ransomware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Desert Valley Hospital<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.esecurityplanet.com\/network-security\/medstar-health-infected-with-ransomware.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MedStar Health <\/a>&#8211; Washington D.C., Maryland, Delaware, Virginia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmio.net\/topics\/privacy-security\/two-more-hospitals-halted-malware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">King&#8217;s Daughters&#8217; Health<\/a> &#8211; Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/news\/2016\/mar\/31\/alvarado-malware-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alvarado Hospital Medical Center <\/a>&#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/kerala\/In-a-first-Forest-Department-falls-prey-to-ransomware-attack\/2016\/09\/29\/article3632243.ece\">Forest Department<\/a> &#8211; India<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>April:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.softpedia.com\/news\/ransomware-hits-20-schools-in-texas-district-502761.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North East Independent School District<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctechblog.com\/security\/police-among-victims-of-recent-ransomware-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maine Police Department <\/a>&#8211; Maine<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wctechblog.com\/security\/police-among-victims-of-recent-ransomware-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Massachusetts Police Department<\/a> &#8211; Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/cyberattack-knocks-lansing-utility-offline\/article\/492887\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Board of Water and Light<\/a> &#8211; Michigan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2016\/05\/10\/hackers-attempt-to-hold-capitol-hill-data-for-ransom\/\">House Information\u00a0Security Office<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; District of Columbia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>May:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/12\/texas-abilene-isd-new-ransomware-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abilene Independent School District<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.21alive.com\/nbc33\/DeKalb-Health-computer-systems-down-due-to-ransomware--379711851.html\">DeKalb Health<\/a> &#8211; Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/ottawa\/ransomware-hack-bark-charity-virus-1.3585039\">Bytown Association for Rescued Kanines <\/a>&#8211; Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kfdi.com\/news\/kansas-heart-hospital-hit-with-ransomware\">Kansas Heart Hospital<\/a> &#8211; Kansas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluemountaineagle.com\/Local_News\/20160525\/esd-hit-by-ransomware-attack\">Grant County Education Service District<\/a> &#8211; Oregon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.datastore365.co.uk\/bristol-church-becomes-latest-victim-of-ransomware-attack\/\">Bristol churches<\/a> &#8211; United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/Ransomware-hits-150-PCs-at-Maha-Mantralaya\/articleshow\/52441113.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maha Mantralaya<\/a> &#8211; India<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.12news.com\/news\/local\/arizona\/ransomware-virus-infects-pcao-case-files\/225540620\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pinal County Attorney&#8217;s Office<\/a> &#8211; Arizona<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyfreeman.com\/general-news\/20160615\/rhinebeck-school-district-computer-system-attacked-by-ransomware\">Rhinebeck Central School District<\/a> &#8211; New York<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/healthitsecurity.com\/news\/co-clinic-healthcare-ransomware-case-affects-6800-patients\">Allergy, Asthma &amp; Immunology of the Rockies<\/a> &#8211; Colorado<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>June:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/university-calgary-ransomware-cyberattack-1.3620979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Calgary<\/a> &#8211; Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/town-of-palm-beach-fights-ransomware-attack-on-911-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Palm Beach 911 Systems<\/a> &#8211; Florida<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.channel3000.com\/news\/Janesville-computer-systems-hit-by-virus-likely-ransomware\/40142246\">City of Janesville<\/a> &#8211; Wisconsin<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\/red-deer-college-ransomware-attack-1.3646120\">Red Deer College<\/a> &#8211; Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.buckscountycouriertimes.com\/news\/local\/ransomware-attacks-info-of-k-patients-at-ambulatory-surgery-center\/article_17c97124-479b-11e6-87da-e76488b7128f.html\">Ambulatory Surgery Center <\/a>&#8211; Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wadenapj.com\/news\/local\/4082194-city-computers-infected-virus\">Wadena City Hall <\/a>&#8211; Minnesota<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthdatamanagement.com\/news\/hackers-mount-ransomware-attack-on-virginia-dermatology-practice\">Professional Dermatology Care<\/a> &#8211; Virginia<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/connachttribune.ie\/saolta-confirms-uhg-hit-computer-virus-430\/\">University Hospital Galway<\/a> &#8211; Ireland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>July:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcti12.com\/news\/pink-hill-pastor-says-computer-hacked-churchgoer-information-almost-compromised\/40408454\">Potters Hill Missionary Baptist Church<\/a> &#8211; North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/siouxcityjournal.com\/news\/supervisors-approve-investigation-into-cyber-attack-that-compromised-county-files\/article_6273cb18-7704-5803-bd66-c88a9931a4d0.html\">Woodbury County<\/a> &#8211; Iowa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/universitygi.com\/securityincident.pdf\">University Gastroenterology<\/a> &#8211; Rhode Island<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.marinij.com\/article\/NO\/20160813\/NEWS\/160819914\">Marin Medical Practice Concepts<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/two-more-ransomware-attacks-both-organizations-pay\">Marin Healthcare District<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthcareitnews.com\/news\/two-more-ransomware-attacks-both-organizations-pay\">New Jersey Spine Center<\/a> &#8211; New Jersey<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bna.com\/ransomware-attack-hits-n57982082675\/\">Local 655<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Missouri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>August:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.star-telegram.com\/news\/politics-government\/article94000442.html\">Tarrant County<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/news\/local\/city-of-sarasota-s-system-hacked-by-ransomware-data-held\/article_706019e2-6635-11e6-94cc-af3af2bb01f1.html\">City of Sarasota<\/a> &#8211; Florida<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.register-herald.com\/news\/arh-computers-breached\/article_5159665b-7786-523b-b233-c3524259b538.html\">Appalachian Regional Hospitals<\/a> &#8211; West Virginia and Kentucky<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appeal-democrat.com\/news\/ransomware-attack-hits-yuba-city-clinic\/article_23755354-7954-11e6-8506-5f7d1b5d1d53.html\">Yuba-Sutter Medical Clinic<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keckmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/doc11167320160920094345.pdf\">Keck Medical Center<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.information-management.com\/news\/security\/patient-records-deleted-in-ransomware-attack-10030033-1.html\">Rainbow Children&#8217;s Clinic<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spencerdailyreporter.com\/story\/2330132.html\">Spencer Chamber of Commerce<\/a> &#8211; Iowa<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.databreaches.net\/cosmetic-surgery-center-discloses-ransomware-attack\/\">Susan M. Hughes Center<\/a> &#8211; New Jersey and Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>September:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmagazineuk.com\/derriford-hospital-hit-by-ransomware\/article\/520646\/\">Derriford Hospital<\/a> &#8211; England<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grandforksherald.com\/news\/4113494-nd-department-attacked-ransomware\">Department of Mineral Resources <\/a>&#8211; North Dakota<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tennessean.com\/story\/news\/local\/robertson\/2016\/09\/20\/springfield-city-hall-recovers-ransomware-attack\/90746176\/\">Springfield City Hall<\/a> &#8211; Tennessee<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.krgv.com\/story\/33153212\/palmhurst-police-department-avoids-data-loss\">Palmhurst Police Department\u00a0<\/a>&#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/khon2.com\/2016\/09\/26\/malicious-software-may-have-infected-hfd-computer-system\/\">Honolulu Fire Department<\/a> &#8211; Hawaii<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainerddispatch.com\/news\/4125343-crow-wing-county-board-back-or-pay-county-fights-against-ransomware\">Crow Wing County<\/a> &#8211; Minnesota<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.appeal-democrat.com\/news\/yuba-city-battles-ransomware-attack\/article_2ce285aa-876f-11e6-84cb-5f7e76beb13a.html\">City of Yuba City<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ksn.com\/2016\/10\/10\/thousands-in-hutchinson-could-be-affected-by-data-breach\/\">Hutchinson Community Foundation<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Kansas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>October:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-3890964\/NHS-Trust-cancels-operation-three-hospitals-electronic-hit-computer-virus-attack.html\">NHS Trust<\/a> &#8211; United Kingdom<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/08\/henry-county-hit-ransomware-leaving-18000-voters-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry County<\/a> &#8211; Ohio<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.healthdatamanagement.com\/news\/california-health-center-ransomware-attack-affects-65-000\">East Valley Community Health Center<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>November:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wthr.com\/article\/madison-county-computer-servers-compromised-by-ransomware\">Madison County<\/a> &#8211; Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.expressnews.com\/business\/local\/article\/Ransomware-attack-targets-Seguin-dermatology-10609268.php\">Seguin Dermatology<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bankinfosecurity.com\/ransomware-result-free-ticket-to-ride-in-san-francisco-a-9562\">San Francisco Transportation Municipality Agency<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/billingsgazette.com\/news\/state-and-regional\/montana\/ransomware-attack-on-bigfork-schools-fix-in-works\/article_7ff38855-e5a1-59d8-84de-18869e1c0df6.html\">Bigfork Schools<\/a> &#8211; Montana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/technology\/ransomware-carleton-university-computers-bitcoin-infects-1.3872702\">Carleton University<\/a> &#8211; Canada<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kokomoperspective.com\/kp\/news\/ransomware-targets-howard-county-government\/article_9a6d8640-b5bb-11e6-854b-ff832671083f.html\">Howard County<\/a> &#8211; Indiana<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3161469\/security\/ransomware-makes-california-nursing-school-feel-ill.html\">Gurnick Academy<\/a> &#8211; California<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gourology.com\/posts\/news\/metropolitan-urology-group-notifies-patients-of-breach-of-unsecured-personal-information\/\">Metropolitan Urology Group <\/a>&#8211; Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>December:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/14\/ransomware-strikes-arkansas-sheriffs-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carroll County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/a> &#8211; Arkansas<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.postandcourier.com\/news\/after-mount-pleasant-police-hit-by-ransomware-attack-experts-say\/article_33c2387e-c249-11e6-b8a0-37e84ee1fd3d.html\">Mount Pleasant Police Department<\/a> &#8211; South Carolina<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/police-department-loses-years-worth-of-evidence-in-ransomware-incident\/\">Cockrell Hill Police Department<\/a> &#8211; Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find\u00a0a list\u00a0of the, publically covered, ransomware attacks in 2016 in one place&#8230; With the threat of ransomware attacks at higher levels than ever before,\u00a0we thought it would be beneficial to generate a list of 2016 ransomware\u00a0attacks.\u00a0 This list will be updated throughout the year.\u00a0 Please, if you hear of anything that hasn&#8217;t been posted to 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