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‘Cyber incident’ shuts down Cleveland Municipal Court indefinitely
Fox 8 News ^ | 2/26/25

Posted on 02/26/2025 10:45:06 AM PST by EBH

CLEVELAND (WJW) — After closing Monday, the Cleveland Municipal Court will be closed to the public “until further notice” following a “cyber incident.”

Court spokesperson Ed Ferenc said in a Tuesday email to FOX 8 News that officials are still investigating and “working 24/7 in an effort to rectify the situation.”

In a statement Sunday, Deputy Court Administrator Mike Negray said that an investigation into the “nature and scope” of the incident had gotten underway.

While the situation was being assessed, the systems that were affected were shut down as a precautionary measure, Negray said. Those included internal systems and computer software platforms.

(Excerpt) Read more at fox8.com ...


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If memory serves me...this is the second time in a little over a year.
1 posted on 02/26/2025 10:45:06 AM PST by EBH
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To: EBH

Sounds like ransomware.


2 posted on 02/26/2025 10:48:31 AM PST by Fido969
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To: Fido969

“Sounds like ransomware.”

You beat me to it. “We’ll let you back into all your court records for only $10 million”


3 posted on 02/26/2025 10:52:03 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom (Democrats who say ‘no one is above the law’ won’t mind going to prison for the money they stole.)
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To: Fido969

Yep. Ransomware. Cities are easy targets because of their softness and lack of critical infrastructure protection policies. Several have been hit, and have paid the ransom.


4 posted on 02/26/2025 10:58:00 AM PST by fwdude (Why is there a "far/radical right," but damned if they'll admit that there is a far/radical left?)
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To: Fido969

Happened to my vet and we all had to bring in our old paper records to help him get back up on historical records on all our pets. But courthouses! Can’t see many of their clients anxious to help preserve history for those courts.


5 posted on 02/26/2025 11:00:25 AM PST by mairdie
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To: EBH; All

Interesting. Thanks for posting.


6 posted on 02/26/2025 11:06:56 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: EBH

Hey, it worked the first time!


7 posted on 02/26/2025 11:35:24 AM PST by Delta 21 (If anyone is treasonous, it is those who call me such.)
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To: EBH
My cardiologist got a ransomeware attack. I showed up for my appointment and had to be turned away. It was eight weeks before they could function again, and all patient health records and billing records were ransomed.

I then realized after eight weeks, that I didn't need to be tethered to my cardiologist anymore. I have a monitor next to my bed that transmits my event data from my pacemaker to the cardiologists office. In eight weeks I didn't feel any different without such monitoring. (That was hacked too, the pacemaker in my chest).

I'm done with modern medicine for a while.

8 posted on 02/26/2025 11:40:20 AM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: Fido969

It’s easy to recover from ransomware if you do regular backups.
They aren’t difficult to do. It can be almost totally automated.

The the hardest part is if you are actually hit, and you have to make sure all your hardware is clean and clear before doing a data restore, and then figuring out what information may have been lost after the last backup.


9 posted on 02/26/2025 11:59:07 AM PST by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: EBH

Our city, Torrance, California, got hit with a ransom where attack a couple years ago. The city refused to pay the ransom. Yes, things were a bit confused for a while. But the city found that it had important back up files, which helped a lot. I guess the lesson there is, always back up your data.


10 posted on 02/26/2025 12:00:58 PM PST by married21 (As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.)
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To: z3n
The the hardest part is if you are actually hit, and you have to make sure all your hardware is clean and clear before doing a data restore,

Also, scour the backup because the ransomware may have been an Easter egg that was set to go off on a certain timeline.

11 posted on 02/26/2025 1:13:03 PM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Violence⭐⭐)
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To: married21
Bless you.
"lesson is, always back up your data"

12 posted on 02/26/2025 1:19:25 PM PST by linMcHlp
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To: blackdog

Oh wow....the pacemaker was hacked too?

That is beyond worrisome.


13 posted on 02/26/2025 3:20:27 PM PST by EBH (It is always darkest before the dawn. Government betrayed the Republic.)
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Agreed. I’m not entitled to know if it is read/Wright, or just read only. They won’t tell me when I ask, so I guess you know...


14 posted on 02/26/2025 4:31:01 PM PST by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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