Malware Attack Disrupts Passaic County Phones and IT Systems
Summary
Passaic County said a malware attack disrupted phone lines and IT systems used by county offices serving nearly 600,000 residents. Officials are working with federal and state partners to investigate and contain it.
Key points
- Passaic County said a malware attack caused outages affecting county IT systems and phone lines.
- The disruption affected government services for a population of nearly 600,000 in Northern New Jersey.
- The county said phone lines were down Wednesday morning and confirmed a cyberattack that afternoon.
- County officials are working with federal and state authorities to investigate and contain the incident.
- The article describes attacks on smaller municipalities and hospitals as a broader trend, but gives no technical details about the Passaic County attack.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Passaic County
- Incident Type
- Malware attack (cyberattack) disrupting county phone lines and IT systems
- Operational Impact
- County phone lines and IT systems used across government offices were disrupted, affecting services for nearly 600,000 residents. Officials were working with federal and state authorities to investigate and contain the incident.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed