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A list of ransomware attacks that have happened since 2018, including government agencies, hospitals, companies big and small.[gva_partners photo=”1681″ category=”Bleeping Computer” link=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brooklyn-hospital-loses-patient-data-in-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”Brooklyn Hospital Loses Patient Data In Ransomware Attack”]November 5[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1679″ category=”Bleeping Computer” link=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attack-causes-school-district-wide-shutdown/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Attack Causes School ‘District-Wide Shutdown'”]October 29[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1676″ category=”Security Intelligence” link=”https://securityintelligence.com/news/ransomware-attack-affects-municipal-computer-systems-in-johnson-city-tennessee/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Attack Affects Municipal Computer Systems in Johnson City, Tennessee”]October 23[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1673″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/san-bernadino-city-schools-hit-with-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”San Bernadino City schools hit with ransomware”]October 21[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1680″ category=”Bleeping Computer” link=”https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-attacks-hit-everis-and-spains-largest-radio-network/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Attacks Hit Everis and Spain’s Largest Radio Network”]November 4[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1678″ category=”Security Affairs” link=”https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/93040/malware/trialworks-ransomware-attack.html” target=”on” title=”Ransomware hit TrialWorks, law firms and lawyers were not able to access court documents”]October 27[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1675″ category=”Krebs On Security” link=”https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/10/ransomware-hits-b2b-payments-firm-billtrust/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Hits B2B Payments Firm Billtrust”]October 22[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1674″ category=”US News” link=”https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-10-21/georgia-countys-experience-shows-perils-of-ransomware” target=”on” title=”Georgia County’s Experience Shows Perils of Ransomware”]October 21[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1453″ category=”ZDNet” link=”https://www.zdnet.com/article/major-german-manufacturer-still-down-a-week-after-getting-hit-by-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Major German manufacturer still down a week after getting hit by ransomware”]October 21[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1449″ category=”ASI” link=”https://www.asicentral.com/news/newsletters/promogram/october-2019/alphabroder-suffers-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”Alphabroder Suffers Ransomware Attack”]October 16[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1447″ category=”TechCrunch” link=”https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/14/pitney-bowes-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”Shipping giant Pitney Bowes hit by ransomware”]October 14[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1445″ category=”TNW” link=”https://thenextweb.com/hardfork/2019/10/04/ransomware-spain-jerez-frontera-bitcoin-cryptocurrency-attack/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware attack hits Spanish city demanding undisclosed amount of Bitcoin”]October 8[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1452″ category=”InfoSecurity” link=”https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/italians-rocked-by-ransomware” target=”on” title=”Italians Rocked by Ransomware”]October 18[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1448″ category=”ZDNet” link=”https://www.zdnet.com/article/m6-one-of-frances-biggest-tv-channels-hit-by-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”M6, one of France’s biggest TV channels, hit by ransomware”]October 14[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1446″ category=”Philly Voice” link=”https://www.phillyvoice.com/ransomware-cherry-hill-school-district-computer-attack-ryuk-russia-based/” target=”on” title=”Cherry Hill school district’s computer network suffers possible ransomware attack”]October 8[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1444″ category=”Threatpost” link=”https://threatpost.com/alabama-hospitals-pay-up-ransomware-attack/148937/” target=”on” title=”Alabama Hospitals Pay Up in Ransomware Attack”]October 7[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1287″ category=”Ars Technica” link=”https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/hamstrung-by-ransomware-10-hospitals-are-turning-away-some-patients/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware forces 3 hospitals to turn away all but the most critical patients”]October 1, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1319″ category=”CBS News” link=”https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-attack-621-hospitals-cities-and-schools-hit-so-far-in-2019/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware attacks: 621 hospitals, schools and cities have been hit so far this year”]October 1, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1334″ category=”WISHTV” link=”https://www.wishtv.com/news/crime-watch-8/2-lafayette-auto-plants-shut-down-fbi-investigates-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”2 Lafayette auto plants shut down; FBI investigates ransomware attack”]September 30, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1301″ category=”The National Law Review” link=”https://www.natlawreview.com/article/school-system-victimized-second-ransomware-attack-months” target=”on” title=”School System in Connecticut Victimized by Second Ransomware Attack in Months”]September 13, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1292″ category=”ZDNet” link=”https://www.zdnet.com/article/over-500-us-schools-were-hit-by-ransomware-in-2019/” target=”on” title=”Over 500 US schools were hit by ransomware in 2019″]October 1, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1331″ category=”ZDNet” link=”https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-incident-to-cost-danish-company-a-whopping-95-million/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware incident to cost Danish company a whopping $95 million”]September 30, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1296″ category=”SF Gate” target=”on” title=”Wyoming hospital curtails services amid hacker attack”]September 21, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1304″ category=”SC Magazine UK” link=”https://www.scmagazineuk.com/ransomware-attack-premier-family-medical-reportedly-impacts-records-320k-patients/article/1596456″ target=”on” title=”Ransomware attack on Premier Family Medical reportedly impacts records of 320K patients”]September 12, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1303″ category=”Cyberscoop” link=”https://www.cyberscoop.com/entercom-ransomware-attack-radio-hack/” target=”on” title=”Radio broadcaster Entercom hit with ransomware attack”]September 12, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1311″ category=”CNN” link=”https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/29/politics/ransomware-attack-dental-offices/index.html” target=”on” title=”Hundreds of dental offices crippled by ransomware attack”]August 29, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1316″ category=”Government Technology” link=”https://www.govtech.com/security/BRIEF-Ransomware-Hampers-Lincoln-County-Sheriffs-Office.html” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Hampers Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office”]July 29, 2019 [/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1324″ category=”The New York Times” link=”https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/us/florida-riviera-beach-hacking-ransom.html” target=”on” title=”Hit by Ransomware Attack, Florida City Agrees to Pay Hackers $600,000″]June 19, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1328″ category=”The Baltimore Sun” link=”https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-ci-data-lost-20190911-i6feniyk5nd3pereznpdxwsf7a-story.html” target=”on” title=”Baltimore acknowledges for first time that data was destroyed in ransomware attack”]September 11, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1314″ category=”Cyware Hacker News” link=”https://cyware.com/news/coordinated-ransomware-attack-hits-23-local-government-entities-in-texas-47e615c7″ target=”on” title=”Coordinated ransomware attack hits 23 local government entities in Texas”]August 19, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1343″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/cloud-hosting-firm-insynq-shut-down-by-megacortex-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Cloud-hosting firm iNSYNQ shut down by MegaCortex ransomware”]July 22, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1341″ category=”Cyware Hacker News” link=”https://cyware.com/news/augustana-college-hit-with-ransomware-attack-0ff35671″ target=”on” title=”Augustana College hit with ransomware attack”]May 10, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1361″ category=”TechCrunch” link=”https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/23/aebi-schmidt-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Manufacturing giant Aebi Schmidt hit by ransomware”]April 23, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1338″ category=”Bank Info Security” link=”https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/medical-practice-to-close-in-wake-ransomware-attack-a-12321″ target=”on” title=”Medical Practice to Close in Wake of Ransomware Attack”]April 2, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1336″ category=”TechCrunch” link=”https://techcrunch.com/2019/03/19/norsk-hydro-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Aluminum manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro shut down by ransomware”]March 19, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1351″ category=”CSO Online” link=”https://www.csoonline.com/article/3344358/ransomware-attacks-hit-florida-isp-australian-cardiology-group.html” target=”on” title=”Ransomware attacks hit Florida ISP, Australian cardiology group”]February 27, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1363″ category=”Cyware Hacker News” link=”https://cyware.com/news/genesee-county-hit-by-a-ransomware-attack-3953fad2″ target=”on” title=”Genesee County hit by a ransomware attack”]April 8, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1349″ category=”TechCrunch” link=”https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/02/arizona-beverages-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Arizona Beverages knocked offline by ransomware attack”]April 2, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1346″ category=”Government Technology” link=”https://www.govtech.com/security/Hackers-Shut-Down-Mass-Public-Defender-System-for-Weeks.html” target=”on” title=”Hackers Shut Down Mass. Public Defender System for Weeks”]March 14, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1365″ category=”Cyware Hacker News” link=”https://cyware.com/news/altran-technologies-hit-by-lockergoga-ransomware-attack-e1f90570″ target=”on” title=”Altran Technologies hit by LockerGoga ransomware attack”]January 30, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1344″ category=”WBNS 10″ link=”https://www.10tv.com/article/akron-says-cyberattack-forced-shutdown-city-help-line” target=”on” title=”Akron, Ohio says cyberattack forced shutdown of city help line”]January 26, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1345″ category=”KOMONEWS” link=”https://komonews.com/news/local/city-of-sammamish-investigating-ransomware-attack” target=”on” title=”City of Sammamish investigating ransomware attack”]Janurary 24, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1367″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/bridgeport-conn-schools-hit-with-ransomware/” target=”on” title=”Bridgeport, Conn., schools hit with ransomware”]Janurary 8, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1369″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/redwood-eye-care-hit-with-ransomware-16000-records-encrypted/” target=”on” title=”Redwood Eye Care hit with ransomware, 16,000 records encrypted”]December 7, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1354″ category=”NBC” link=”https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Worst-Ransomware-Attack-Hits-Salisbury-Police-Department-in-Maryland-504806761.html” target=”on” title=”‘Worst’ Ransomware Attack Hits Salisbury Police Department in Maryland”]January 24, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1347″ category=”Security Today” link=”https://securitytoday.com/articles/2019/01/15/ransomware-attack-closes-down-texas-town.aspx” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Attack Closes Down Texas Town”]January 15, 2019[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1368″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/the-city-of-north-bend-ore-was-hit-with-a-ransomware-attack-which-temporarily-locked-out-city-workers-from-their-computers-and-databases/” target=”on” title=”City of North Bend hit with ransomware”]December 10, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1370″ category=”Gov Info Security” link=”https://www.govinfosecurity.com/texas-hospital-hit-dharma-ransomware-attack-a-11707″ target=”on” title=”Texas Hospital Catches Dharma Ransomware Infection”]November 16, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1372″ category=”The Irish Times” link=”https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/tullamore-hospital-suffers-ransomware-attack-1.3699397″ target=”on” title=”Tullamore hospital suffers ransomware attack”]December 7, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1375″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/madison-county-idaho-hit-with-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware hits Madison County, Idaho government”]October 12, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1377″ category=”Forbes” link=”https://www.forbes.com/sites/leemathews/2018/08/09/pga-computers-hit-by-ransomware-infection/#3803027065a4″ target=”on” title=”PGA Computers Hit By Ransomware Infection”]August 9, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1379″ category=”CBS” link=”https://denver.cbslocal.com/2018/02/21/ransomware-hits-cdot-computers/” target=”on” title=”Ransomware Hits CDOT Computers”]February 21, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1374″ category=”Bitdefender” link=”https://hotforsecurity.bitdefender.com/blog/indiana-national-guard-hit-by-ransomware-20475.html” target=”on” title=”Indiana National Guard hit by ransomware”]Oct 23, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1376″ category=”BBC” link=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-45587903″ target=”on” title=”Arran Brewery hit by ransomware attack”]September 20, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1378″ category=”SC Magazine” link=”https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/ransomware/separate-ransomware-attacks-hit-ukraine-and-canada/” target=”on” title=”Separate ransomware attacks hit Ukraine and Canada”]April 24, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1381″ category=”Proofpoint” link=”https://www.proofpoint.com/us/corporate-blog/post/more-ransomware-woe-us-hospitals” target=”on” title=”More Ransomware Woe for U.S. Hospitals”]February 07, 2018[/gva_partners][gva_partners photo=”1380″ category=”Tripwire” link=”https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/latest-security-news/another-indiana-hospital-hit-ransomware-attack/” target=”on” title=”Another Indiana Hospital Hit by Ransomware Attack”]February 07, 2018[/gva_partners]