According to sources, Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court office & Sheriff Property (a Public Safety organization in Louisiana) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2023-01-19.
Source 1 | 2023-01-19
“Business returned to normal Tuesday at the Tangipahoa Parish Clerk of Court office, nearly two weeks after the host company for the office’s network system was hacked.“
“Fussell said the clerk’s office uses two separate host companies, so only the recording department, which includes conveyances, marriage licenses, and mortgage certificates, was affected.“
““Our recording department was dead in the water,” Fussell said but was elated to report that the office should be caught up by the end of the week. “We have two different software providers, so we were lucky we were able to operate.“
“The shutdown affected sheriff’s sales of property because TPSO was not able to obtain mortgage certificates, said Chief Jimmy Travis. “This is one of those deals,” Travis said. “A lot of people don’t see how much money the sheriff’s office spends every year on firewalls. We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars. As a law enforcement agency we are a target of attackers.”“
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