https://www.infosecnews.org/ransomware-attack-disables-texas-supreme-courts-website/
By William Knowles @c4i
Senior Editor
InfoSec News
May 13, 2020
On Friday, May 8th, the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the information
technology (IT) provider for the appellate courts and state judicial agencies
within the Texas Judicial Branch, identified a serious security event in the
branch network, which was later determined to be a ransomware attack.
The attack began during the overnight hours and was first discovered in the
early morning hours on Friday. The attack is unrelated to the courts’ migration
to remote hearings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Immediately upon discovery, OCA IT staff disabled the branch network including
websites and servers to prevent further harm. The network has remained disabled
since this time and will continue to do so until the breach is remediated.
OCA is working with law enforcement and the Texas Department of Information
Resources (DIR) to investigate the breach. DIR and other information security
authorities are providing assistance to OCA with recovery support.
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