Trending / County servers target of ransomware attack

We determined that the Curry County server network was generally inaccessible. All County departments are affected. We took prompt action to secure our network environment and engaged leading independent cybersecurity and digital forensics experts to assist with our response and investigation.

The County has confirmed that the affected servers were impacted by a ransomware attack. The attack has been attributed to the Royal ransomware group.

We have reported the incident to relevant state and federal agencies. A coordinated response team including state and federal experts will be assisting with our effort to securely restore the Curry County network.

In the meantime, many systems and data are temporarily inaccessible. County telephone service is uninterrupted, but email communications are not available at this time. The response team will be working around the clock to restore operations. At this time, we cannot estimate when full access and services will be restored. The County is prioritizing service returns to public safety and publicfacing departments.

No part of the vote counting process or the integrity of the upcoming election has been impacted by this incident.

Updates will continue to be posted to co.curry.or.us. We appreciate your patience as we work to safely restore services.