Two “cybercrimes against the county” are under investigation in Anne Arundel, a county spokesperson told the Capital Gazette on Friday. The county, however, could not answer questions about the scope of the breaches.The county announced Thursday that someone gained unauthorized access to its systems this August.“The County is aware that a cybercriminal group has made claims on the dark web about Anne Arundel County,” county spokesperson Gabby Reed said in an email. “Anne Arundel County will not confirm or comment publicly on the data claimed to have been stolen.”The news followed an early 2025 ransomware attack on Anne Arundel, which prompted Democratic County Executive Steuart Pittman to invest $4.3 million in information technology improvements. While unveiling the budget proposal in May 2025, Pittman said, “After falling behind for many years, our county is catching up,” but “it ain’t cheap.”Read the full story on The Baltimore Sun’s website.
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