Maryland’s Real Property Search website has been temporarily taken offline after the Department of Information Technology detected suspicious activity on servers running the State Department of Assessments and Taxation application.
According to the state, the suspicious activity was identified on April 14, prompting officials to shut down the Real Property Search tool while an investigation continues. The site will remain unavailable until the system is cleared for public use.
State Says Public Information Was Involved
Initial analysis from the Department of Information Technology’s Office of Security Management suggests the affected systems contained only public information already available through the Real Property Search application. Officials said they do not anticipate a broader cybersecurity risk to the state at this time.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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