{"id":67129,"date":"2024-10-03T19:27:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T23:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/?p=67129"},"modified":"2024-10-07T10:37:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T14:37:54","slug":"wayne-county-michigan-cyberattack-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/wayne-county-michigan-cyberattack-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan&#8217;s largest county suffers cyberattack"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Wayne County, Michigan, the largest county in the state with more than 1.75 million residents, is dealing with a cyberattack that shut down all its websites and limited the operations of several functions, including financial transactions, case management and estate sales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cyberattack was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/local-news\/investigations\/cyberattack-hits-wayne-county-government-services-affected-as-hacker-demands-ransom\">first reported by WXYZ<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug Lulgjuraj, a spokesperson for the county, which contains Detroit, told local affiliates that he expects the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waynecounty.com\/\">county&#8217;s website<\/a>, which was still inaccessible on Thursday afternoon, to be &#8220;fully operational&#8221; by Friday, which would restore access to several online services, such as property tax payments and property records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cImpacted services have been transitioned to backup processes to maintain operations. Barring any unforeseen issues, we expect the county website to be fully operational by the start of business on Friday,\u201d Lulgjuraj told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wxyz.com\/news\/local-news\/investigations\/cyberattack-hits-wayne-county-government-services-affected-as-hacker-demands-ransom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABC<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/cyber-incident-shuts-down-some-wayne-county-systems-including-county-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOX<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/detroit\/news\/wayne-county-officials-investigating-cyber-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS<\/a>, on Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hack is also disrupting the county&#8217;s judicial system, preventing jail inmates from being bonded out, WXYZ reported. Defense attorneys reported being unable to schedule visits with their clients, and websites for the Wayne County prosecutor\u2019s and clerk\u2019s offices are non-operational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lulgjuraj did not state whether this was a ransomware attack, but that the county&#8217;s information technology team is currently investigating the scope of the incident with the FBI and Michigan State Police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In August, the <a href=\"https:\/\/statescoop.com\/flint-michigan-ransomware-attack\/\">City of Flint, Michigan<\/a>, suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted its network and telecommunications, including the city\u2019s payment system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wayne County, Michigan, which contains Detroit, suffered a cyberattack that disabled many government 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