Pennsylvania’s Office of Attorney General experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted court proceedings and temporarily offline services. The investigation is ongoing, with no evidence yet of data theft, and efforts are underway to restore full operational capacity. #Ransomware #PennsylvaniaOAG #CyberAttack #LegalSystemDisruption
Keypoints
- The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General was compromised by a ransomware attack causing service disruptions.
- The attack initially disabled servers, email, and website access, impacting court cases and communications.
- Law enforcement confirmed no payment was made to decrypt files and is actively investigating the incident.
- Despite outages, most staff can now communicate via email, and some services have been restored.
- The incident has prompted measures to prevent similar future attacks and minimize operational impact.
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