Cyber-attack shuts down systems at Virginia Attorney General's Office
The Office of the Virginia Attorney General in the US was hit by a cyber-attack that damaged lawyers' computer systems and shut the systems down. The Cloak ransomware group later claimed responsibility for the attack on the office. The specific extent of the damage and the status of recovery have not been confirmed.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Office of the Virginia Attorney General
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Computer systems shut down
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack, claimed by the Cloak ransomware group
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It was reported that the Virginia Attorney General's Office had been hit by a cyber-attack that shut down its computer systems.
- The Cloak ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack on the Attorney General's Office.
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