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Over the past week, the judicial systems of the state of Kansas have faced problems due to an alleged ransomware attack. The city of Topeka announced the temporary closure of the municipal court, the probation service (which focuses on the support and social adaptation of convicts in society) and the prosecutor's office. The Kansas Supreme Court has moved to use paper records to maintain its work.
According to the judge, the outages were caused by a ransomware attack. However, his office did not specify which group was behind the attack and whether the cybercriminals demanded a ransom. However, despite the problems, the courts continue to work, conducting all cases "on paper". The court's email address also doesn't work.
The problems started on October 12. Were affected:
At the moment, it is being investigated what happened during the incident, how it happened, and what level of access was obtained by the attackers. The Supreme Court decided to suspend the electronic filing of documents to give specialists time to analyze the incident.
The state Governor's office did not respond to what resources are being made available to address the problem, but a $3 million grant from the federal government was recently announced to upgrade digital systems used by the state's courts.
Over the past week, the judicial systems of the state of Kansas have faced problems due to an alleged ransomware attack. The city of Topeka announced the temporary closure of the municipal court, the probation service (which focuses on the support and social adaptation of convicts in society) and the prosecutor's office. The Kansas Supreme Court has moved to use paper records to maintain its work.
According to the judge, the outages were caused by a ransomware attack. However, his office did not specify which group was behind the attack and whether the cybercriminals demanded a ransom. However, despite the problems, the courts continue to work, conducting all cases "on paper". The court's email address also doesn't work.
The problems started on October 12. Were affected:
- electronic document submission system;
- portal for defense party orders;
- public portal of the district court;
- the system of appeal cases;
- state register of lawyers;
- online application system for marriage licenses in Kansas.
At the moment, it is being investigated what happened during the incident, how it happened, and what level of access was obtained by the attackers. The Supreme Court decided to suspend the electronic filing of documents to give specialists time to analyze the incident.
The state Governor's office did not respond to what resources are being made available to address the problem, but a $3 million grant from the federal government was recently announced to upgrade digital systems used by the state's courts.
