BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (WTVG) - Officials in Wood County said Monday the county negotiated and paid $1.5 million to resolve a ransomware incident. A statement from the Wood County Commissioners on. On Monday, the Wood County Information Technology Department detected ransomware on the county government's computer network.
Ransomware is a type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid. As soon as this was learned, Wood County staff began. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Wood County Information Technology Department detected ransomware on the county government's computer network on Monday, according to a press release from the county's.
WOOD CO., OHIO - Wood County pays $1.5 million to restore services affected by a ransomware attack. The county is also working on strengthening their computer system security. The attack was first detected back on December 9th, and it impacted several county offices, including the sheriff's office and jail and the common pleas courts.
A ransomware attack on Wood County, Ohio, has emergency dispatchers using pen and paper as they field incoming calls and work with first responders. "The commissioners assure the citizens of Wood County that aggressive measures have been and will continue to be taken to minimize the risk of a similar event occurring again in Wood County," the. BOWLING GREEN - A ransomware attack has blocked the ability of Wood County offices to access the county's servers, impacting functions at the sheriff's office, jail, common pleas court, and.
The Wood County Information Technology Department detected ransomware on the county government's computer network. As soon as this was learned, Wood County staff began working to investigate and determine the effects of the incident. Wood County 320 Nelson Street, Tiffin, OH 44883 419.
The Wood County Sheriff's Office computer-aided dispatch system is a critical component of the county's emergency services, and the disruption caused by the ransomware attack has significant implications for public safety.