The Digital Dental Record
August 29, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Hundreds of dental practice offices in the US are infected with Sodinokibi ransomware, after attackers compromise two software providers, The Digital Dental Record and PerCSoft, and use them to distribute the ransomware.
Rockville Center, N.Y. School District
August 26, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
The Rockville Center, N.Y. School District pays an $88,000 ransom to regain access to files encrypted by Ryuk ransomware. The attack took place on July 25.
23 Texas government agencies
August 16, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A coordinated ransomware attack takes down 23 government ggencies across Texas.
Eye Care Associates Inc.
August 14, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Eye Care Associates Inc., is the victim of a ransomware attack. The attack occurred approximately two weeks before.
City of New Bedford
September 4, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware gang tried to extract a ransom of $5.3 million from the city of New Bedford, but the city chose to restore from backups after hackers rejected a counter-offer of $400,000. The incident, due to the Ryuk ransomware, happened in early July.
Lake County
August 24, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack forces emergency shutdown of Lake County government servers.
Fortnite
August 22, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, technology ]
Researchers from Cyren discover Syrk, a ransomware, in disguise of an aimbot cheat tool, targeting Fortnite players.
Hospice of San Joaquin
August 21, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
The Hospice of San Joaquin notifies the California Attorney General's Office that it had suffered a ransomware attack on July 2.
Camp Verde Unified School District
August 5, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Camp Verde Unified School District reveals to have been hit by a ransomware attack.
Gadsden Independent School District
July 31, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Gadsden Independent School District is hit by a ransomware attack.
Tangipahoa Parish School District
July 30, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, education ]
Tangipahoa Parish School District is hit by a ransomware attack.
Georgia State Patrol
July 26, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, government ]
A ransomware attack hits the Georgia State Patrol.
Park DuValle Community Health Center
July 25, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, healthcare ]
Park DuValle Community Health Center is hit by a ransomware attack and pays hackers nearly $70,000 in hopes of unlocking the medical records of some 20,000 patients.
City Power
July 25, 2019
•[ ransomware, malware, energy ]
City Power, a major electricity supplier in South Africa's largest city has suffered a ransomware attack, leaving some residents without power. More than a quarter of a million people might have been affected.
