# Missouri county declares state of emergency amid suspected ransomware attack

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/missouri-county-declares-state-of-emergency-amid-suspected-ransomware-attack/
- Published: 2024-04-05T09:30:58-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of Jackson County. Photo credit: Eric Rogers via Wikimedia. CC BY 2.0. Article by Dan Goodin. Ars Technica – April 2, 2024. Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a state of emergency and closed key offices indefinitely as it responds to what officials believe is a ransomware attack that has made some of its IT systems inoperable. “Jackson County has identified significant disruptions within […] Click here to view original web page at arstechnica.com Related articles:  Jackson County administrator says phishing email led to ransomware attack this week – KMBC 9 News Jackson County: ‘Malicious email link’ cause of ransomware attack – KSHB 41 Jackson County, Mo., Struck by Ransomware Attack – Government Technology