Ransomware attack disables Texas Supreme Court's website

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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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