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VA State Ransomware Attack
A ransomware attack forced Virginia's legislative IT division to shut down its servers, with officials receiving a ransom demand within days of the intrusion.
Exploit: Ransomware Company: The Virginia Division of Legislative Automated Systems (DLAS) Industry: Government Sources: apnews.com
A ransomware attack has hit the division of Virginia’s state government that handles IT for agencies and commissions within the Virginia legislature. Hackers accessed the agency’s system late Friday, then deployed ransomware. A ransom demand was received on Monday. A Virginia state official told CNN that DLAS was shutting down many of its computer servers in an attempt to stop the spread of ransomware. No information was available at press time about the amount of the ransom demand or what, if any, data was stolen. AP reports that this attack is the first recorded on a state legislature.