Ohio town working to restore municipal court systems after cyberattack

An Ohio town is investigating a cyberattack that has brought down the systems used by their court and may have accessed sensitive data.

Circleville Municipal Court told The Record that it recently discovered a cyberattack requiring its IT department to work with outside cybersecurity professionals. 

A spokesperson would not confirm whether the incident involved ransomware but the Circleville Municipal Court was added to the leak site of the LockBit ransomware group last week. The group claimed it stole 500 GB …

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