Texas Court network down after ransomware attack

Texas recently disclosed that its court system has been hit by a ransomware attack. The state discovered the attack and confirmed that it is not going to pay the ransom. The Office of Court Administration (OCA) has disabled the system.

The systems disabled by the OCA are branch network, websites, and servers. This is in order to prevent further damage. According to TX Today, work continues to bring all judicial branch resources and entities back online.

Commenting on the attack for Digital Journal, Anurag Kahol, CTO, Bitglass looks at the history of incidences in the U.S. state: “The latest Texas ransomware incident follows last year’s string of ransomware attacks on various Texas municipalities. State and local governments often struggle to keep pace with updates and upgrades to their software and systems, and by offering more services to citizens digitally without making necessary cybersecurity investments, they leave themselves more vulnerable to cyberattacks.”