Ransomware attack hits 23 Texas towns, authorities say
HOUSTON — Computer systems in 23 small Texas towns have been hacked, seized and held for ransom in a widespread, coordinated cyberattack that has sent state emergency-management officials scrambling, authorities said.
The Texas Department of Information Resources said Monday that it was racing to bring systems back online after the “ransomware attack,” in which hackers remotely block access to important data until a ransom is paid.
It was unclear who was responsible for the attack. The state described the attacker only as “one single threat actor.”
Elliott Sprehe, a spokesman for the department, declined to provide further specifics or release the names of the towns affected because of the “potential for further attacks.” He said the attacks largely affected specific departments within those towns.
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