Georgia Department of Public Safety Hit By Ransomware Attack.
Lt. Stephanie Stallings, GSP spokesperson, said a message popped up on an employee's computer, prompting preventative measures to shut all server networks down. The servers have been offline since [July 26th]. The Georgia State Patrol's tech division, the Georgia Tech Authority, which handles network and serves, is now checking every device in all 52 state patrol post locations across the state to see if more devices are affected.... The state said Georgia Tech Authority is downloading new protective software on all devices, which are purposely offline until further notice.
Stallings said it's still business as usual. Staff and officers are doing their jobs in the traditional way using paper that they used in the days before having laptops in patrol cars...
News4Jax found there were 184 million ransomware attacks worldwide in 2018
Lt. Stephanie Stallings, GSP spokesperson, said a message popped up on an employee's computer, prompting preventative measures to shut all server networks down. The servers have been offline since [July 26th]. The Georgia State Patrol's tech division, the Georgia Tech Authority, which handles network and serves, is now checking every device in all 52 state patrol post locations across the state to see if more devices are affected.... The state said Georgia Tech Authority is downloading new protective software on all devices, which are purposely offline until further notice.
Stallings said it's still business as usual. Staff and officers are doing their jobs in the traditional way using paper that they used in the days before having laptops in patrol cars...
News4Jax found there were 184 million ransomware attacks worldwide in 2018
