According to sources, DuPage County Sheriff’s Office (a Public Safety organization in Illinois) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2025-04-29.
Source 1 | 2025-04-29
“A ransomware attack on computers in the DuPage County sheriff’s office, circuit clerk’s office and courthouse has forced the systems offline as tech personnel work to “determine the full extent” of the strike, officials said.“
““The sheriff’s office has indicated there is no impact to the jail,” a joint statement issued Monday night by Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton, Circuit Court Clerk Candice Adams and Sheriff Jim Mendrick said. “
“The situation in DuPage, described initially as a “cyber incident,” was first detected about 2:30 a.m. Monday when computer outages occurred at the courthouse and sheriff’s office, both in Wheaton, county officials said. “
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