The property tax appraisal district in Tarrant County, Texas, says a network disruption on Thursday resulted from a criminal ransomware attack.
The TAD said in a statement Friday that after learning of the network disruption they took steps to secure their network and worked with cybersecurity experts to determine the cause of the disruption and how to restore services."Our investigation has confirmed that the Tarrant Appraisal District has been the victim of a criminal ransomware attack," the agency said in a statement Friday afternoon.
The agency said Friday that they are currently still working to restore full operations. The TAD website is accessible, but the ability to search for records is still offline. According to a statement at the top of the website, the TAD's phones and email are also temporarily disrupted. Bobbitt said last week that the new site was not the cause of the database failure and that the new website"should provide a much better experience to the public."
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