{"id":54382,"date":"2016-09-13T19:36:48","date_gmt":"2016-09-13T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54382"},"modified":"2016-09-15T16:37:45","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T16:37:45","slug":"north-dakota-struck-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/north-dakota-struck-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"North Dakota Department of Mineral Resources Struck With Ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Impact of ransomware was able to be mitigated due to fast acting respondents…<\/h3>\n

Just last week ransomware struck the Department of Mineral Resources in North Dakota.\u00a0 However, thanks to the fast actions once identifying there was an issue, they were able to isolate the infection.<\/p>\n

The Department backs up their data through an external source.\u00a0 Therefore, they were able to restore their systems without paying the $350 demand made by hackers.\u00a0 Within 24 hours of the attack, the Department’s systems were up and running as usual.<\/p>\n

You can read the full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you’d like to see what other ransomware infections have occurred in 2016, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We have also created a map for users to see where each attack has occurred in the U.S. <\/p>\n