In December 2019, Southwire, a leading wire and cable manufacturer based in Carrollton, Georgia, experienced a significant ransomware attack that disrupted its operations. The attack, attributed to the Maze ransomware group, resulted in the encryption...
In December 2019, Bird Construction, a Canadian construction firm known for its federal contracts, experienced a ransomware attack from the group "Maze." The attackers used encryption to compromise company files and claimed to have stolen 60 GB of dat...
In January 2020, Bouygues Construction, a subsidiary of the French conglomerate Bouygues, experienced a significant ransomware attack that impacted their entire global network. The attack, attributed to the Maze ransomware group, originated from the c...
In April of 2020, MaxLinear, a publicly traded company that makes system-on-chip (SOC) components, experienced a cybersecurity breach that was discovered on May 24, 2020. The attackers used Maze ransomware to encrypt some of the company's systems, im...
In June 2020, Maze hackers leaked 50.2GB of data from LG’s internal system possibly after the company refused to pay the ransom demanded....
In August 2021, Envision Credit Union experienced technical difficulties on some of its systems due to a possible ransomware attack by the LockBit 2.0 ransomware group. While no member funds were compromised, the attackers threatened to publicly relea...
In February 2021, the Center Hospitalier de Dax-Côte d’Argent in Dax, France experienced a ransomware attack that significantly disrupted operations. The attack, which was attributed to the Egregor ransomware gang, resulted in the encryption of critic...
In December 2020, Kmart, the struggling US department store chain, suffered a ransomware attack that significantly impacted its operations. The attack, attributed to the notorious Egregor ransomware group, resulted in the encryption of multiple server...
In November 2020, Cencosud, a multinational retail company based in Chile, experienced a ransomware attack by the Egregor ransomware operation. The attack impacted numerous retail outlets, affecting various services. While stores remained open, some s...
In August 2020, R1 RCM Inc., a large medical debt collection company in the United States, experienced a ransomware attack. R1 RCM, formerly known as Accretive Health Inc., holds a significant amount of sensitive patient data, including medical record...
Cyber Security Case Studies has worked with a number of groups to develop these risk effect categories which represent a plain-english description of the impacts seen in public cyber events alongside their definition: