United States
USA
Jackson County ransomware attack closes offices and disables public services
Jackson County, Missouri identified a ransomware attack on 2 April 2024 that rendered tax-payment, property, marriage-license and inmate-search systems inoperable and forced multiple county offices to close. The county later described the attack as significant and restored essential services after nearly two weeks.
79
Estimated severity
79 / 100
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Source reliability
98 / 100
Approximate Date
02/04/2024
Targeted Company
JACKSON COUNTY
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
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
jacksongov.orghttps://www.jacksongov.org/Our-County/About-Us/Jackson-County-Media-Releases/Archive-2024-Media-Releases/04.02.24-Jackson-County-responds-to-potential-ransomware-attackjacksongov.orghttps://www.jacksongov.org/Our-County/About-Us/Jackson-County-Media-Releases/Archive-2024-Media-Releases/04.15.24-Jackson-County-announces-successful-network-restoration-and-soft-launch-reopening-of-key-offices-following-significant-ransomware-attackkshb.comhttps://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/offline-jackson-county-systems-impact-assessment-collection-offices