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A spate of ransomware attacks has affected at least 23 local governments in Texas.
It’s reported that an investigation is underway and steps are being taken to reduce the attacks.
According to a statement published by the Department of Information Resources (DIR): “Local authorities released a brief notification advising affected local jurisdictions to call the state’s Division of Emergency Management to receive support in incident response.”
The string of ransomware attacks that began in the morning of August 16 think that it was a synchronized attack perpetrated by a single cybercrime gang.
According to DIR, it was a “coordinated ransomware attack” and ways are being sought to respond to the malicious attack.
Regrettably, the number of victims is likely to be much greater than the authentic number of entities that established the attacks.
Texas authorities as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FIA) are investigating the attacks, while a probe has also been launched by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Elliot Sprehe, press secretary for the DIR, said that efforts are being underway to verify which government departments are impacted, adding that at the time the names of the affected organizations were not revealed owing to security concerns.
“It looks like we found out earlier today, but we’re not currently releasing who’s impacted due to security concerns,” Sprehe said.
The DIR provided an update that confirmed that the ransom attacks have not affected computer networks of the State of Texas.
“The State of Texas systems and networks have not been impacted.” reads the update published by the DIR.
Right now, it’s unclear about the source of the ransomware attacks or the strain of malware that affected the systems in Texas.
Ransomware attacks are a grave issue for US Government and City Offices, and some cities in Florida have been the victims of the attacks of late.
