| Attack Date | Entity | Location | Entity Type | Ransom Paid | Amount Paid | FOIA Req | AV Before | AV After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-03 | Grinnell College in Iowa | Grinnell, Iowa | Education | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2019-01 | Southern Hills Eye Care | Sioux City, Iowa | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2018-10 | City of Muscatine | Muscatine, Iowa | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes |
| 2018-08 | Jones Eye Clinic | Sioux City, Iowa | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2017-06 | Waverly Medical Center | Waverly, Iowa | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| 2016-08 | Spencer Chamber of Commerce | Spencer, Iowa | Municipality | No | $ | Yes | Webroot | Webroot |
| 2016-07 | Woodbury County | Sioux City, Iowa | Municipality | No | $ | Sophos | Sophos | |
| 2016-02 | St. Paul’s Lutheran Church | Sioux City, Iowa | Other | No | $ | N/A |
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