Cyber-attack on Maryland Transit Administration disrupts mobility service bookings
The Maryland Transit Administration's systems were hit by a cyber-attack, disrupting bookings for its mobility service for disabled people. Core services were maintained, and the mobility service later resumed normal operation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to mobility service bookings for disabled people
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- System outages caused by the cyber-attack and disruption to mobility service bookings came to light.
- The agency announced that the mobility service had resumed normal operation.
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Impact: Disruption to paratransport services and real-time bus location information, and data exposure
The Maryland Transit Administration in the US was hit by a cyber-attack that disrupted paratransport services for people with disabilities and real-time travel information in August 2025. The agency arranged temporary transport, and paratransport services were restored about a month later. The Rhysida ransomware group claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded $3.4 million, and state officials said they did not pay the ransom.
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