Tarrant Appraisal District restoring protest dashboard after hack; appraisal notices issued

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Tarrant Appraisal District said its new website launch is delayed after a ransomware attack.

As appraisal notices go out, homeowners are walking into the Tarrant Appraisal District office with questions.

He said TAD has been shifting to a new website host, but the process was delayed after the appraisal district was hit by a cyber-attack last month. Tax consultant Chandler Crouch doesn’t want the district’s cyber challenges to deter folks from trying to save money. "It’s shocking the amount of data that they have," Crouch said."I mean it’s in the millions of documents."

"We’ve had a handful of people reach out to our office very, very concerned," Crouch said."One lady locked down her bank accounts." “These letters provide details on the type of data that may have been accessed as well as outline the complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services we are offering,” TAD continued.

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