Washington Hotel chain (Fujita Kanko)
February 13, 2026
•[ ransomware, unauthorized access, point-of-sale system issues ]
A ransomware incident impacted the Washington Hotel chain in Japan, with Fujita Kanko reporting that unauthorized access to some servers was detected on February 13, 2026. The company said it took protective measures to cut off attacker access, formed an internal task force, and engaged police and outside cybersecurity experts. The company confirmed unauthorized access to business data on servers, while stating customer information tied to the external Washington Net system was believed unaffected at the time. Some hotels experienced point-of-sale system issues, but the company reported no major business disruption overall.
Winona County
January 23, 2026
•[ ransomware, forensics, emergency services ]
Winona County, Minnesota reported responding to a ransomware incident that impacted its computer network. The county engaged third-party cybersecurity and forensics specialists and coordinated with local, state, and federal law enforcement. While emergency services such as 911, fire, and emergency response operations were reported to remain operational, the incident was significant enough that county leadership declared a local emergency. Further technical details, including the ransomware variant, extent of disruption across departments, and whether data was stolen, were not provided in the brief public update.
Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital
October 15, 2025
•[ cybersecurity, healthcare, outage ]
Hospitals reported cybersecurity incident causing outages and Code Black ambulance diversion
Jeff “Jihoz†Zirlin
February 23, 2024
•[ cryptocurrency theft, personal account breach, digital assets ]
Jeff Jihoz Zirlin, one of the co-founders of the video game Axie Infinity and the related Ronin Network has nearly $10 million in cryptocurrency stolen from personal accounts.
