United States
USA
Cyberattack closes all eight Jefferson County Clerk branches
A cyberattack discovered on 22 July 2024 disrupted the Jefferson County Clerk's systems and forced all eight Louisville-area branches to close for several days. Residents could not obtain vehicle registrations, property-recording services, marriage licenses and other clerk services until systems were progressively restored.
71
Estimated severity
71 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
22/07/2024
Targeted Company
JEFFERSON COUNTY CLERK
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
Jefferson County Kentucky · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
5 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Facility shutdownService unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information TechnologyFacilities & Physical OperationsCustomer Service
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
kaco.orghttps://kaco.org/articles/county-clerks-to-the-rescue/lpm.orghttps://www.lpm.org/news/2024-07-24/jefferson-county-clerks-office-working-to-restore-systems-after-ransomware-attackspectrumnews1.comhttps://spectrumnews1.com/ky/louisville/news/2024/07/27/jefferson-co-clerks-office-updatewlky.comhttps://www.wlky.com/article/jefferson-county-clerks-office-motor-vehicle-branches-closed-tuesday/61669527