Articles tagged as: ransomware
December 5, 2023
State, northwest Indiana medical company settle lawsuit over exposure of 45K Hoosiers' data
The state has reached a settlement in its lawsuit against a northwest Indiana medical company over a ransomware event that put personal and protected health information at risk. The agreement includes no admission of guilt on the behalf of the provider.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2023
A hospital went dark after it was hacked. It’s still reeling two years later
U.S. hospitals have seen a record number of cyberattacks in recent years. Such attacks can upend hospital operations, costing millions of dollars and putting patients' lives at risk.
Read MoreOctober 27, 2022
Indianapolis low-income housing agency hit by ransomware
All employees of the Indianapolis Housing Agency lost access to their email during the attack, which began weeks ago.
Read MoreAugust 24, 2021
Eskenazi: Hospital Data Taken In Ransomware Hack
Some Eskenazi Health data was compromised in the ransomware attack earlier this month, according to a statement from hospital officials.
Read MoreMay 13, 2021
Gary Rebuilding City Servers Following Ransomware Attack
A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a ransomware attack, a city spokesman said.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2019
Payouts From Insurance Policies May Fuel Ransomware Attacks
Some cybersecurity professionals are concerned that insurance policies designed to limit the damage of ransomware attacks might be encouraging hackers.
Read MoreJuly 19, 2019
Indiana County Pays $132,000 In Computer Attack Ransom
The virus attack hit the county's computers and server network July 6. Officials say a system shutdown prevented the virus from spreading to most of the county's computers.
Read MoreOctober 19, 2018
Server With National Guard Personnel Data Target Of Attack
The Indiana National Guard says a state, non-military computer server containing personal information on civilian and military Guard personnel was the target of a recent ransomware attack.
Read MoreJanuary 16, 2018
Hospital Pays Ransom In Bitcoin To Recover Files Lost In Attack
Hancock Health officials say patient safety was never at risk during a ransomware attack at the Greenfield hospital late last week.
Read MoreMay 15, 2017
Indiana University Targeted By Ransomware Attacks
The university has not detected any infected computers, but there have been efforts to infiltrate the virus into the IU network.
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