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The local government imposes a state of emergency to protect citizens.
Clay County in Indiana, USA, recently declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack on local government networks. As a result of the attack, the work of important state institutions, such as the Clay County Courthouse and the probation/social correction center, was paralyzed.
The State of Emergency declaration was signed on July 11 and will be valid for seven days. The district commissioners called for the use of all necessary measures to protect the lives and property of citizens, as well as to restore the work of the local government with minimal interruptions.
The official statement was posted on the Clay County Emergency Management Agency's Facebook page*, as the county government's website remained unavailable at the time of writing.
All Clay County government agencies and employees are required to cooperate with the Emergency Management Agency in implementing emergency laws, regulations, and directives at both the state and local levels. Citizens of the district were urged to comply with all emergency measures and cooperate with officials and services in implementing emergency operation plans.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which was first discovered on July 9. However, it is known that hackers used a variation of the Blacksuit ransomware program, which is believed to be a rebranding of the Royal cybercrime operation.
Earlier, the same attack paralyzed the work of all state institutions and courts in Monroe County, and, according to commissioners, something similar happened in Clay County. Local district managers have taken a number of measures to mitigate the impact of the incident, including isolating the affected systems to contain the attack and bringing in external cybersecurity specialists to help respond to the incident.
Similar incidents involving local governments in certain counties have recently become increasingly common in the United States. It is likely that they are related to the upcoming presidential elections in the country.
So, in February, Fulton County in Georgia, confirmed that large-scale outages in its IT systems were caused by a ransomware attack. And in April, Jackson County, Missouri, reported significant outages to its IT systems due to a similar attack, which also led to the declaration of a state of emergency. In addition, in June of this year, the authorities of Cleveland, Ohio, confirmed that the city's government systems were also attacked by ransomware, which caused the temporary closure of the city administration.
Such cyberattacks, which paralyze the work of critical government agencies and force the US authorities to declare a state of emergency in entire districts, indicate a growing threat from malicious actors. Investment in cybersecurity and staff training should be a priority to prevent such incidents in the future.
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Clay County in Indiana, USA, recently declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack on local government networks. As a result of the attack, the work of important state institutions, such as the Clay County Courthouse and the probation/social correction center, was paralyzed.
The State of Emergency declaration was signed on July 11 and will be valid for seven days. The district commissioners called for the use of all necessary measures to protect the lives and property of citizens, as well as to restore the work of the local government with minimal interruptions.
The official statement was posted on the Clay County Emergency Management Agency's Facebook page*, as the county government's website remained unavailable at the time of writing.
All Clay County government agencies and employees are required to cooperate with the Emergency Management Agency in implementing emergency laws, regulations, and directives at both the state and local levels. Citizens of the district were urged to comply with all emergency measures and cooperate with officials and services in implementing emergency operation plans.
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, which was first discovered on July 9. However, it is known that hackers used a variation of the Blacksuit ransomware program, which is believed to be a rebranding of the Royal cybercrime operation.
Earlier, the same attack paralyzed the work of all state institutions and courts in Monroe County, and, according to commissioners, something similar happened in Clay County. Local district managers have taken a number of measures to mitigate the impact of the incident, including isolating the affected systems to contain the attack and bringing in external cybersecurity specialists to help respond to the incident.
Similar incidents involving local governments in certain counties have recently become increasingly common in the United States. It is likely that they are related to the upcoming presidential elections in the country.
So, in February, Fulton County in Georgia, confirmed that large-scale outages in its IT systems were caused by a ransomware attack. And in April, Jackson County, Missouri, reported significant outages to its IT systems due to a similar attack, which also led to the declaration of a state of emergency. In addition, in June of this year, the authorities of Cleveland, Ohio, confirmed that the city's government systems were also attacked by ransomware, which caused the temporary closure of the city administration.
Such cyberattacks, which paralyze the work of critical government agencies and force the US authorities to declare a state of emergency in entire districts, indicate a growing threat from malicious actors. Investment in cybersecurity and staff training should be a priority to prevent such incidents in the future.
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