Los Angeles County courts hit by ransomware attack
Monday is a court holiday in Los Angeles County’s 36 superior courts because of a shutdown of the computer network in response to a ransomware attack. (Image from Shutterstock)
Monday is a court holiday in Los Angeles County’s 36 superior courts because of a shutdown of the computer network in response to a ransomware attack.
The attack was detected Friday, said Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner in a July 21 press release. Court staff members have “been working vigorously” since then to get court systems back online, according to the press release.
Law.com, CBS News and the Associated Press have coverage.
Affected computer systems “span the court’s entire operation, from external systems such as the MyJuryDuty Portal and the court’s website to internal systems such as the court’s case management systems,” the press release said.
Court officials do not expect the shutdown to extend past Monday. Statutory deadlines will be extended by one day because of the closure.
The ransomware attack is not thought to be related to the CrowdStrike issue that affected computer systems nationwide, according to an earlier statement by the court.
Several courts were affected by the CrowdStrike update that affected Microsoft Windows, however, Law.com reports in a separate story. They included courts in New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania.
