Public Safety

Washington County Sheriff's Office, Washington County

Breach Type – Hacking, Other

KOIN
June 11th, 2020

Fake email sent by bad actors called for Sheriff's resignation
Officials promptly released an apology and launched an investigation
Email was sent to all contacts on the Sheriff's Office's listserv

Tillamook County & Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, Tillamook County

Breach Type – Unknown, Malware

OPB
January 24th, 2020

County government website, computers, and phones all taken out by cyberattack
Officials stated that all departments county-wide had been affected
Private data and personal information remained safe despite attacks

Bend Bulletin
March 12th, 2020

$300,000 ransom was paid in an attempt to regain access in January
Many attempts were made to avoid ransomware payments but in the end it was determined that the payment had to be made
The cyber attack resulted in encrypted backups all caused by bad actor group called REvil

City of St. Helens & St. Helens Police Department, Columbia County

Breach Type – Unknown, Malware

The Chronicle Online
January 22nd, 2020

Police department, city hall, library and many others victim of cyberattack
Phone systems and emails remained offline following malware hit
Emergency dispatch and 911 remained active despite attack

Crook Counry Sheriff's Office Jail Website, Crook County

Breach Type – Hacking, Other: Website Defacement

KTVZ
August 4th, 2019

Visitors to the government website had noticed a note stating that it was hacked by Iranian hackers
It was another hacktivist group that boasted on its anti-government stance
The hack had not affected any major operations of the Sheriff’s office and acts more as a nuisance to be fixed

North Bend Police Department & City of North Bend, Coos County

Breach Type - Ransomware

The World Link
December 7th, 2018

Hackers targeted North Bend Police Department with ransomware
Ransom note demanded $50,000 in Bitcoin
The malware spread to the City of North Bend’s server
Two encryption keys were necessary to unlock all systems
FBI traced ransomware back to Romania but the identity of the hackers remains unknown

Local Government

Curry County experiences ransomware attack, impacting internal systems

Breach Type – Unknown, Ransomware

FOX 26
May 11th, 2023

“Curry County says its been hit with a ransomware attack. On April 26, an organization called the ‘Royal Ransomware Group’ attacked county servers."
“Now its having difficulty accessing internal documents, according to the county.”
"Many systems and data are also temporarily unavailable, including email services, according to Curry County.”
”With the special election less than a week away, the county said the vote counting process and the integrity of the election will not be impacted.”

Hacker fails to wrest any ransom from Oregon City during network attack, Clackamus County

Breach Type – Hacking, Ransomware

Oregon City News
February 27th, 2023

“Oregon City officials are beefing up protections against network attacks and still determining how much forensic and legal fees are being spent after a hacker recently disrupted city services."
“The hacker had gotten stuck behind Oregon City’s network firewalls and had demanded a ransom even through the hacker was not able to access the city’s network. Oregon City didn’t pay the ransom; officials shut down parts of the network as a precaution, then carefully began turning them back on with backed up data.”
”Extra costs to Oregon City for hiring third-party specialists brought in to assist are still being tabulated and will be billed to the city’s insurance.”
”More than two weeks after Oregon City officials announced that city employees were unable to access “certain” online files, basic city services were still being affected by what they were simply calling a “network disruption,” declining to discuss the hacker at the time out of concern for protecting the ongoing investigation.”
”In addition to the city’s previously reported inability to issue land-use permits due to the computer problems, Oregon City had to cancel a City Commission meeting on Feb. 15 and was unable to process supposedly automatic payments through utility customers’ bank drafts.”

County computers back online after Jan 24 ransomware attack, Linn County

Breach Type – Unknown, Ransomware

Sweet Home News
February 1st, 2022

“Linn County public services are coming back online after a ransomware attack was identified early Monday morning, Jan. 24, according to Administrative Officer Darrin Lane.”
“County IT staff members are working extended hours to restore critical systems including servers and individual computers.”
“About 6 a.m. Monday, county staff learned that some computers were being encrypted and immediately shut down servers and computer systems.”
“The Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Health Department were not affected.”

Jackson County's Website, Jackson County

Breach Type – Unknown, Ransomware

Mail Tribune
November 18th, 2020

Ransomware used by bad actors in cyberattack
County government website was taken out in hit
Officials stated that internal county systems and data remained intact

City of Keizer, Marion County

Breach Type – Unknown, Ransomware

Keizer Times
June 17th, 2020

City officials forced to pay $48,000 to bad actors following cyberattack
Ransomware locked access to data and various programs on government servers
Officials hoped investigation could help mitigate any future risks

Oregon Department of Human Services, State of Oregon

Breach Type – Phishing, Data Breach

KTVZ
March 20th, 2020

Oregon DHS officials discovered phishing-related data breach
Officials unwilling to disclose extent of breach
Department forced to notify public due to unauthorized access

Klamath Veteran Service Office, Klamath County

Breach Type – Phishing, Data Breach

KTVL
January 5th, 2020

County veteran service office victim of cyberattack
Bad actors gained unauthorized access to employee email
Officials investigated and discovered bad actors

City of Bend, Deschutes County

Breach Type – Hacking, Data Breach

Data Breaches
January 7th, 2020

Residents making utility payments were victim of cyberattack
City's payment software was infiltrated by bad actors
Officials worked with local and federal law enforcement

Oregon Judicial Department, State of Oregon

Breach Type – Phishing, Data Breach

Mail Tribune
August 30th, 2019

A phishing scheme exposed information of over 6,000 people after hackers gained access to five employee accounts
Within three hours the attack was stopped prompting the department to launch an investigation on the impacts of this breach
Information that was exposed contained sensitive information relating to financial payment information and some social securities and dates of birth

Oregon Health Authority & Oregon State Hospital, State

Breach Type - Phishing, Data Breach

Data Breaches
May 13th, 2019

A cyber attack had managed to gain access to an employee’s email account that had sensitive information regarding patients
It is unknown how or if the data has been manipulated, leaving the state to notify the patients about this potential security breach
Over 1.400 people are served by the hospital per year

Oregon Department of Human Services, State

Breach Type - Phishing, Data Breach

Kansas City
March 21st, 2019

Oregon Department of Human Services victim of data breach, exposed nearly 1.6 million people's personal information
Attack happened in January via phishing link in employees' email
Department is unsure exactly how many people were affected, nearly 2 million employee emails were vulnerable during attack

Klamath County

Breach Type - Phishing, Data Breach

Herald and News
July 25th, 2018

Two employees at Klamath County fell victim to phishing scheme
Phishing email prompted employees to enter credentials into online form
Only county employee data affected in breach

City of Medford, Jackson Co.

Breach Type - Other, Data Breach

KDRV
July 23rd, 2018

Superion's Click2Gov utility bill pay system contains major vulnerability
Vulnerability serves as open door for hackers
Hackers potentially breach Medford residents' private information

Oregon State Employee

Breach Type - Phishing

Oregon Live
June 19th, 2018

Oregon state employee falls victim to phishing scam
Malicious link hijacked employee's PC
Sent 8 million spam messages from oregon.gov domain
Email domain blacklisted by several private email providers

City of Portland, Multnomah County

Breach Type - Hack

Oregon Live
May 18th, 2018

Portland's Chief Technology Officer notifies city officials of compromised email accounts
Hacking attempts may have been successful
City technology staff researching potentially affected data

Klamath County

Breach Type - Phishing

Herald & News
March 20th, 2018

County confirmed data breach after Nigerian phishing scam
County has stepped up security to combat future attacks
Employees credentials were stolen by hacker in Nigeria

Oregon Secretary of State

Breach Type - Hack

US News
September 22nd, 2017

Russian government tried but failed to access Secretary of State's computer
Oregon learned about attempt from US Department of Homeland Security
Hack took place during 2016 Election

Oregon Department of Environmental Equality

Breach Type - Hack

Oregon Live
May 19th, 2017

Hack poked holes in server
No sensitive information believed to be compromised
Taken steps to protect its servers/information

Business Registry and Finance

Breach Type - Hack

Route Fifty
February 27th, 2017

Websites hacked in 2014
Since then improvements auditing structural gaps have been made
A Center for Cyber Excellence has been established

Department of Fish and Wildlife

Breach Type - Hack

KTVL
August 26th, 2016

Breach of online system to purchase fishing/hunting license
Investigating whether personal info was compromised
System has been shut down until further notice

Medical

Radiology practice suffers ‘significant’ cyberattack, Jackson County

Breach Type – Unknown, Data Breach

Radiology Business
June 1st, 2023

”An Oregon radiology practice suffered a “significant” cyberattack over the Memorial Day weekend, according to published reports. Medford Radiology Group has retained a team of computer forensics experts to help aid in its response. The 75-year-old practice also has alerted partner organizations such as the Asante and Providence hospital systems after learning of the incident on May 26.”
”We are utilizing all available resources to offer radiology services and patient care to the extent possible while our experts and the Medford team work as quickly as possible to fully restore operations,” the practice said in a statement shared with local media outlets. “We appreciate your patience as we conduct our investigation and respond to this incident.”
“The southern Oregon-based group said the attack had left it unable to view or report on images. Leaders were still uncertain of the full scope of the problem as of May 30, NBC noted. Medford Radiology employs about 20 physicians providing services to more than a dozen locations, according to its website.”

Trillium Community Health Plan, Lane County

Breach Type – Hacking, Data Breach

Data Breaches
March 7th, 2021

Accellion notified the Heath Plan that it had experienced a breach
This caused exposure of patients' names, dates of birth, insurance ID numbers, and health information
The number of exposed was not released and letters were sent out offering credit and identity monitoring services

Sky Lakes Medical Center, Klamath County

Breach Type – Unknown, Ransomware

Becker's Hospital Review
October 28th, 2020

Sky Lakes Medical Center computer systems were rendered useless by ransomware attack
Hospital reported the computer systems are down due to the attack and communication is complicated during the downtime
Hospital still filling prescriptions and offering emergency and urgent care services

Providence Health Plan , Multnomah County

Breach Type – Unknown, Data Breach

Becker's Hospital Review
July 8th, 2020

Medical coding error allowed bad actors into system
Healthcare provider notified state Health and Human Services Department
Information contained employer and member names

Native American Rehabilitation Association of the Northwest, Multnomah County

Breach Type – Phishing, Data Breach

Becker’s Hospital Review
January 9th, 2020

Numerous employees of healthcare facility were victim of phishing
Bad actors utilized Emotet malware against tribal healthcare provider
IT officials installed additional protections to monitor computers

Family Tree Relief Nursery, Linn County

Breach Type - Ransomware

Oregon Live
November 16th, 2018

Organization’s computer hacked with ransomware
The incident prevented staff from accessing client information
2,000 clients notified by mail that unauthorized persons accessed computer programs

Legacy Health, Multnomah County

Breach Type - Phishing, Data Breach

Oregon Live
August 20th, 2018

Legacy Health employees fall victim to email phishing scheme
38,000 patients potentially affected by data breach
PHI & financial data may be at risk

Care Partners Hospice and Palliative, Hillsboro – Washington Co.

Breach Type - Hack

Hillsboro Tribune
May 25th, 2018

Hackers targeted Washington Co. Medical practice
Credentials stolen from employee email account
600 patients potentially compromised in the breach

The Oregon Clinic, Multnomah County

Breach Type - Hack

DataBreaches
May 9th, 2018

Hackers infiltrated an employee email account
Private information of patients possibly exposed to hacker
The Oregon Clinic advises those potentially affected to monitor their personal data

Southwest Portland Dental

Breach Type - Accidental Data Breach

Data Breaches
September 2nd, 2016

Unauthorized individuals gained access to Dental network through a trusted third-party vendor
Affected site was used to transfer data
No evidence surfaced of unauthorized access/misuse of info
Southwest Portland Dental notified patients that private data could be exposed
Reported to law enforcement and investigation is ongoing

Education

Attacked by Vice Society earlier this month, Lewis & Clark finds files with personal information have now been leaked, Multnomah County

Breach Type – Unknown, Data Breach

DataBreaches.net
March 31st, 2023

"It appears that Lewis & Clark in Oregon has been the victim of a ransomware attack by Vice Society.”
"On March 23, the college issued a notice on its site, referring to a “security incident” but never mentioning the word “ransomware” or reporting the receipt of any ransom demand:."
"Classes and events on campus are continuing as scheduled.”

Centennial School District, Multnomah County

Breach Type – Hacking, Ransomware

Oregon Live
April 26th, 2021

Two days of classes were cancelled because of a ransomware attack
No word on what kind of data may have been compromised
The school district took its systems offline out of an abundance of caution and is working with authorities

Treasure Valley Community College, Malheur County

Breach Type – Hacking, Data Breach

PR Newswire
December 29th, 2020

Community college was victim of cyberattack
Officials believed private personal information may have been accessed
Information likely included student ID numbers, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth

Oregon State University, Benton County

Breach Type – Unknown, Data Breach

Data Breaches
September 3rd, 2020

Bad actors were able to access servers containing both faculty and student sensitive information
It is unknown if the information was used in a malicious manner at this time
Students were contacted about the breach as the University continues to monitor the servers

Oregon State University, Benton County

Breach Type - Phishing, Data Breach

Oregon State
June 14th, 2019

Over 500 student records and family records were exposed following a cyber attack
An employee email account was compromised and exploited as hundreds of phishing emails were sent from this affected account
Upon investigation it was realized that this account had the private information from many students and their family

Lake Oswego School District, Clackamas County

Breach Type - Phishing/Other

KOIN 6
July 6th, 2018

Hackers target Lake Oswego School District Twitter page & employee email account
Employee email compromised by hackers & used to distribute spam emails to students of district
Inappropriate tweets launched by hackers via Lake Oswego District Twitter page
District acted to warn students and deactivate Twitter account

Roseburg Public Schools District, Douglas County

Breach Type - Ransomware

NR Today
May 7th, 2018

Roseburg Public Schools District falls victim to ransomware attack
Malware blocked district's email, website, and software
District took steps to neutralize attack
No personal data compromised

Southern Oregon University

Breach Type - Phishing

Tripwire
June 13th, 2017

Southern Oregon University falls victim to Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam
Hackers posed as trusted construction vendor
University sent $1.9M to hackers

Redmond School District

Breach Type - Ransomware

KTVZ
February 24th, 2017

Hacker poses as superintendent in a spear-phishing scheme
Employee emailed all W-2 information to hacker
No immediate misuse of employee information
District notified potentially affected individuals

Grant County Education Service District

Breach Type - Ransomware

Blue Mountain Eagle
May 25th, 2016

Ransomware encrypts Grant County Education Service District through malicious email attachment
Attack shutdown county/school emails, & internet operations
Ransomware identified as .LOL! variant
District's anti-virus and security software were not enough to stop attack

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