ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Albemarle County is investigating a recent ransomware attack that disrupted its information technology (IT) systems in June, exposing sensitive personal data and local and school employees.
On the morning of Wednesday, June 11, the county found issues with its IT systems and realized they were the victim of a ransomware incident, according to a release shared by the county on Thursday, July 10.
However, according to the county, the incident began late in the afternoon on Tuesday, June 10, and was perpetrated overnight, when information in the county systems may have “been inappropriately accessed and/or obtained by an unauthorized user,” per the county…