Washington courts grapple with statewide outage after 'unauthorized activity'
theregister.co.ukA statewide IT outage attributed to "unauthorized activity" is affecting the availability of services provided by all courts in Washington.
The Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) confirmed the issues via social media and warned they could persist for days. In a statement, it said:
"The [AOC] recently identified unauthorized activity on the Washington Courts network. We have taken immediate action to secure critical systems and are working to safely restore service.
"Please be advised that there will be intermittent impacts to accessibility of our public website and systems in the coming days as we continue to restore services. We apologize for any inconvenience."
The AOC is responsible for various tasks related to the maintenance of the state's courts, including case management, overseeing the technology used in the state's courts, and ensuring facilities are accessible.
Its remit includes all courts such as the state supreme court ...
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