Malware Blocks Virginia State Police From Updating Sex Offender Registry
A malware infection affecting servers belonging to the Virginia State Police (VSP) has shut down the department’s email system, along with its ability to update the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Children Registry (SOR).The infection took root Wednesday and was removed by Thursday afternoon after VSP staffers contacted the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) and the Northrup Grumman, a cyber-security company.The malware didn’t have a direct impact on normal field operations, said a VSP spokesperson in a canned press release. While VSP staffers couldn’t be reached via email, they remained accessible via telephone.Other VSP systems, such as those for traffic crash investigations, traffic enforcement, criminal investigations, firearms transactions, or background checks, weren’t affected.The malware, about whoch the spokesperson didn’t reveal any details, prevented officers from updating the database and the website of the state’s sex offender’s registry. The SOR website remained accessible for the public during that time.
Källa: Malware Blocks Virginia State Police From Updating Sex Offender Registry
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