Cyberattack on Maryland Transit Administration disrupts paratransit bookings
The Maryland Transit Administration's systems were hit by a cyberattack, disrupting bookings for its paratransit service for people with disabilities. Core services were maintained, and the paratransit service later resumed normal operations.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- Maryland Transit Administration (MTA)
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to paratransit service bookings for people with disabilities
- Cause / method
- Cyberattack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- System outages caused by the cyberattack and disruption to paratransit service bookings came to light.
- The agency announced that the paratransit service had resumed normal operations.
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Maryland Transit Administration ransomware attack disrupts transit services
Impact: Disruption to paratransit services and real-time bus location information, and data exposure
The Maryland Transit Administration in the US was hit by a cyberattack that disrupted paratransit services for people with disabilities and real-time transit information in August 2025. The agency arranged temporary transportation, and paratransit 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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