Ransomware Rumble: Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office Refuses to Pay Up
The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General is battling a ransomware attack that’s turned their systems into digital hostages. Refusing to pay the ransom, AG David W. Sunday Jr. insists no sensitive data has been breached, although their website remains down. Meanwhile, staff are rediscovering the joys of alternative communication methods.
Hot Take:
Looks like Pennsylvania’s Attorney General’s Office has been bitten by the ransomware bug, and it’s not going away with a simple “CTRL+ALT+DELETE.” While some folks might be sweating bullets, it seems the AG’s office is adopting a “stiff upper lip” strategy, refusing to pay the cybercriminals and opting for an old-fashioned investigation instead. Let’s hope they don’t have to resort to carrier pigeons for communication!
Key Points:
- The Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General is facing a two-week service outage due to a ransomware attack.
- Attorney General David W. Sunday Jr. confirmed that no ransom has been paid to the attackers.
- Systems affected include the public website, email accounts, and landline phones.
- The investigation is ongoing, with no comments on potential data exfiltration.
- This is the third ransomware attack on a Pennsylvania state entity in recent years.