Winona County paid $128,539.57 to resolve a ransomware attack detected on Jan. 22 after engaging forensic experts, law enforcement, and its insurance carrier. Officials are now investigating a separate ransomware incident from April and reviewing affected data to determine whether residents’ personal information was exposed. #WinonaCounty
Keypoints
- Winona County detected ransomware on its network on Jan. 22.
- The county paid $128,539.57 to resolve the January incident.
- Officials used third-party forensic experts and notified federal law enforcement.
- A separate, unrelated ransomware attack was detected on Apr. 7.
- The county is reviewing April data and may offer credit monitoring if personal information was impacted.