The Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office experienced a ransomware attack causing a two-week service outage and disruption of key communication channels. The office refuses to pay the ransom, and an investigation is ongoing to determine if any data was stolen. #DoppelPaymer #PennsylvaniaStateCyberattack
Keypoints
- The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General was hit by a ransomware attack leading to a prolonged service outage.
- Officials confirmed they did not pay the ransom requested by attackers.
- Some services, including the website, email, and phones, remain partially unavailable.
- The attack is the third ransomware incident targeting a Pennsylvania state entity.
- The investigation is ongoing, with no public claim of responsibility from the attackers yet.