FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — The deadline for a ransomware attack on Fulton County government has passed, but county officials said as of Thursday afternoon that they were “not aware” of any data published on the dark web.
Channel 2’s Brian Mims A short press conference was held Thursday where Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts provided an update.
“That said, that in no way means the threat is over,” Pitts said. “And they can publish whatever data they have at any time.”
Last week, law enforcement authorities in several countries took down the LockBit malware website, but the group resurfaced on a different site a few days later, posing a different threat.
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The countdown clock was set for 8:49 a.m. Thursday.
The deadline passed without incident and the threat disappeared from the dark web.
“Again, we did not pay the ransom and no ransom was ever paid on our behalf,” Pitts said.
This is the second deadline Rockbit has presented in the past two weeks.
After the initial deadline, Pitts said the county “cannot in good conscience” use taxpayer dollars for that purpose.
“We are still closely monitoring the situation and will continue to cooperate with law enforcement,” Pitts said Thursday.
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The cyberattack occurred over the weekend of January 27th and 28th, disrupting many services.
It appears that internal documents were stolen during the attack.
Most online services and phones are working again.
“In the meantime, we are working to restore all systems in Fulton County and are making some progress,” Pitts said.
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