MURRAY COUNTY, Ga. — Murray County officials say cybercriminals accessed the county’s computer network and copied some county resident data during a ransomware attack earlier this year.The county detected the ransomware on May 13th and hired cybersecurity and data forensics consultants to investigate. It also notified federal law enforcement and state agencies.Investigators determined the attackers had access to the network from April 27th through May 13th. Murray County officials say they restored their systems and completed a review on Sept. 14th to determine what information was involved and who may have been affected.Murray County began mailing notice letters to affected people Tuesday, Oct. 13th, and posted a notice on its website for people it could not contact directly. The county has not said how many people were affected or what types of information were copied.The county says it is offering free credit monitoring to affected individuals whose Social Security, driver’s license or state identification numbers were involved. Officials encouraged potentially affected people to check account statements and credit reports for suspicious activity.
““The privacy and security of the information we maintain is very important to us, and we remain committed to doing everything we can to maintain the confidentiality of such information,” Commissioner Noah Bishop says.
Bishop says the county will continue investing in processes, tools and resources to reduce the risk of future incidents.
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