Wood County in the US pays $1.5 million over ransomware attack
Wood County, Ohio, was hit by a ransomware attack in December 2024. The county paid $1.5 million to resolve the attack. Subsequently, in January 2025, the county's IT director resigned.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Wood County
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- $1.5 million paid in ransomware response
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- An investigation into the ransomware attack on Wood County was conducted.
- It emerged that Wood County had paid $1.5 million to resolve the ransomware attack.
- It emerged that Wood County's IT director had resigned following the $1.5 million payment.
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