| Attack Date | Entity | Location | Entity Type | Ransom Paid | Amount Paid | FOIA Req | AV Before | AV After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05 | Colonial Pipeline | Alpharetta, GA | Business | Yes | $4400000 | |||
| 2020-10 | Hall County | Gainesville, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-09 | Jekyll Island Authority | Jekyll Island, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-05 | City of Columbus | Columbus, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-05 | City of Columbus | Columbus, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-02 | Rockdale County | Conyers, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | AVG | ||
| 2019-12 | City of Dunwoody | Dunwoody, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-10 | City of Cornelia | Cornelia, Georgia | Municipality | No | $ | |||
| 2019-09 | Houston County Schools | Perry, Georgia | Education | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-07 | Georgia Court Agency | Atlanta, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-07 | Lawrenceville Police Department | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Check Point | Check Point |
| 2019-07 | Henry County | McDonough, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-07 | Department of Public Safety | Atlanta, Georgia | Municipality | No | $ | Malwarebytes, Webroot | Malwarebytes, Webroot, Endgame | |
| 2019-06 | Floyd County Courts | Rome, Georgia | Municipality | No | $ | SonicWall | ||
| 2019-05 | City of Cartersville | Cartersville, Georgia | Municipality | Yes | $380000 | |||
| 2019-04 | Stone Mountain Park Association | Stone Mountain, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Symantec | Cisco |
| 2019-03 | Jackson County | Jefferson, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Crowdstrike | |
| 2018-09 | Mind and Motion Developmental Centers | Suwanee, Georgia | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2018-08 | Coweta County | Newnan, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | ||
| 2018-04 | Dawson County | Dawsonville, Geogia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | SonicWall | Continuum |
| 2018-03 | City of Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | McAfee | McAfee |
| 2018-02 | City of Hinesville | Hinesville, Georgia | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Microsoft | Microsoft, Palo Alto |
| 2017-12 | Georgia Department of Agriculture | Atlanta, Georgia | Municipality | No | $ | Yes | Trend Micro | Trend Micro |
| 2017-07 | Peachtree Neurological Clinic | Atlanta, Georgia | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| 2017-04 | Greenway Health | Carrollton, Georgia | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| ParkMobile | Atlanta, GA | Business | Unknown | $ | ||||
| Applus Technologies | Tucker, GA | Business | Unknown | $ |
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