Jackson County confirms ransomware attack impacting operations | Kansas City Star

Date Reported: 2024-04-02
Country: USA
Victim: Jackson County | jacksongov.org
Additional Information :

  • The offices of assessment, collection, and recording of deeds in Jackson County will be closed on Wednesday and possibly for the rest of the week due to a ransomware attack discovered on Tuesday by the county’s IT department.
  • The county confirmed on Tuesday evening that the earlier computer issues detected during the day were indeed a result of a cyberattack.
  • Fortunately, the county stated that the attack did not affect any other systems and taxpayer data was not compromised.

Article: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article287325225.html

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