The computer systems of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services suffered a ransomware attack in Feb 2016.
The county identified remnants of a ransomware thread on five work computers, but it did not affect operations as the attack was on a smaller scale.
The county restored its system and did not pay any ransom.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/los-angeles-county-health-department-targeted-in-ransomware-attack/
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/lahealthservices
"id": "los114061122",
"linkid": "lahealthservices",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "2/2016",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Health Services',
'location': 'Los Angeles, California',
'name': 'Los Angeles County Department of Health '
'Services',
'type': 'Government'}],
'date_detected': 'February 2016',
'description': 'The computer systems of the Los Angeles County Department of '
'Health Services suffered a ransomware attack in Feb 2016. The '
'county identified remnants of a ransomware thread on five '
'work computers, but it did not affect operations as the '
'attack was on a smaller scale. The county restored its system '
'and did not pay any ransom.',
'impact': {'systems_affected': ['Five work computers']},
'ransomware': {'ransom_paid': 'No'},
'response': {'remediation_measures': ['System restoration']},
'title': 'Ransomware Attack on Los Angeles County Department of Health '
'Services',
'type': 'Ransomware'}