Winona County Paid $128,000 After January Ransomware Attack
Winona County in the US was hit by a ransomware attack in January 2026 that paralysed its network, and it paid $128,000 to resolve it. It was attacked again in April, which halted some administrative services and led to a data leak. The National Guard helped with the response, and in October the county began notifying residents whose information was stolen in the spring attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Winona County
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Network and some administrative services halted, $128,000 paid and residents' data leaked
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The governor approved deploying the National Guard to help Winona County respond to the cyber-attack.
- Some administrative services remained suspended after the attack.
- It emerged that the county was hit by its second ransomware attack in three months and that data was leaked in the April attack.
- The county said it paid $128,000 after the January ransomware attack.
- The county began notifying residents whose information was stolen in the spring ransomware attack.
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Winona County hit by ransomware attack
Winona County in the US was hit by a ransomware attack. The specific date, the scale of damage and the response have not been confirmed.
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