County Updates Cyber Attack Progress

January 28, 2024 3:53 am

Washington County Commissioners, on Friday, provided an update to the ongoing investigation and system reclamation due to a cyber attack to its computer system that was discovered on January 24 causing most of the county’s computers to be shut down. In a written statement, Public Affairs Director Patrick Geho says the investigation by county IT and an outside forensics firm continue their analysis, recovery and remediation efforts. The investigation includes several federal agencies. Work continues to restore the crippled government functions and the county appreciates the patience and support from county residents. Because of the system outage, the jury reporting line is not in service.  Any juror summoned for Monday, January 29 is not required to report, your service is complete and no further action is needed.  Any juror summoned for Thursday, February 1 is required to report as instructed.  Any summoned juror who has questions can call Court Administration at 724-228-6974 or 724-228-6797.