| Attack Date | Entity | Location | Entity Type | Ransom Paid | Amount Paid | FOIA Req | AV Before | AV After |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05 | Betenbough Companies | Lubbock, TX | Business | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-12 | Weslaco Independent School District | Weslaco, Texas | Education | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-07 | Athens ISD | Athens, Texas | Education | Yes | $50000 | FortiClient | ||
| 2020-07 | Cooke County | Gainesville, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Sophos | ||
| 2020-05 | Department of Transportation | Austin, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-05 | Texas Supreme Court | Austin, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | |||
| 2020-02 | Grayson County | Sherman, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2020-02 | La Salle County | Cotulla, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | |||
| 2020-01 | City of Ingleside | Ingleside, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-10 | Children's Choice Pediatrics | McKinney, Texas | Medical | No | $ | |||
| 2019-09 | City of Robstown | Robstown, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | |||
| 2019-09 | Travis County Appraisal District | Austin, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | |||
| 2019-09 | Rockwall ISD | Rockwall, Texas | Education | Unknown | $ | Bitdefender | Carbon Black, Cisco | |
| 2019-08 | City of Wilber | Wilber, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-08 | City of Borger | Borger, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Malwarebytes | ||
| 2019-08 | City of Keene | Kenne, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-08 | North Lamar Schools | Paris, Texas | Education | Unknown | $ | McAfee | ||
| 2019-07 | City of Collierville | Collierville, Tennessee | Municipality | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-07 | Berry Family Services | Rowlett, Texas | Medical | Yes | $ | |||
| 2019-05 | City of Edcouch | Edcouch, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | ||
| 2019-05 | City of Laredo | Laredo, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | Symantec | Symantec |
| 2019-04 | Potter County | Amarillo, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | Yes | Symantec | Symantec |
| 2019-02 | Rainbow Dental Care | Beaumont, Texas | Medical | Unknown | $ | |||
| 2019-01 | City of Del Rio | Del Rio, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | SonicWall | SonicWall |
| 2018-09 | Altus Baytown Hospital | Baytown, Texas | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2017-10 | Texas Department of Agriculture | Austin, Texas | Municipality | Unknown | $ | Yes | McAfee | McAfee |
| 2017-06 | Calallen Independent School District | Corpus Christi, Texas | Education | Unknown | $ | Yes | Microsoft | Vipre |
| 2017-02 | ABCD Pediatrics | San Antonio, Texas | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| 2017-01 | Urology Austin | Austin, Texas | Medical | Unknown | $ | N/A | ||
| 2016-12 | Cockrell Hill Police Department | Cockrell Hill, Texas | Law Enforcement | No | $ | Yes | ||
| 2016-11 | Seguin Dermatology | Seguin, Texas | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| 2016-09 | Palmhurst Police Department | Palmhurst, Texas | Law Enforcement | No | $ | Yes | ||
| 2016-08 | Rainbow Children's Clinic | Arlington, Texas | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| 2016-08 | Tarrant County | Fort Worth, Texas | Municipality | No | $ | Yes | VMWare | VMWare |
| 2016-05 | Abilene Independent School District | Abilene, Texas | Education | No | $ | Yes | Microsoft | Microsoft |
| 2016-04 | North East Independent School District | San Antonio, Texas | Education | No | $ | Yes | Kaspersky | Microsoft |
| 2016-01 | Titus Regional Medical Center | Mt Pleasant, Texas | Medical | No | $ | N/A | ||
| Jones Day Law Firm | Dallas, TX | Business | Unknonw | $ | ||||
| Houston Rockets | Houston, TX | Business | Unknown | $ |
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