According to sources, Knox County Recorder's Office (a Government organization in Ohio) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2023-01-06.
Source 1 | 2023-01-06
“The Knox County Recorder's Office is among the scores of agencies affected by a cyberattack on its records management vendor, Cott Systems.“
“County Recorder Tanner Salyers said Knox County's system went down on Dec. 26, 2022. It came back up yesterday but went down again today. “Our data is secure. It's really a matter of getting their servers up and running again,” he added. “
“Cott Systems manages data such as public records, court cases, and land records. Salyers said the company is working with the FBI and Homeland Security to resolve the issue. “
“Cott officials have not said whether the attack involved Ransomware, Spyware, or some other malware. The company did say it suspects the attack is by a group that has been targeting state and local governments; whether the attack is government-backed, Cott cannot confirm at this time. Salyers said Knox County is one of the few Ohio counties that have all of its records online. To move to another vendor could take months. Immediately upon hearing of the cyberattack, Salyers started reviewing vendor contracts, looking to get out of the contracts. He also researched other vendors. “
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