Portions of Pennsylvania Courts website unavailable due to cyber attack
Posted on AllSides February 4th, 2024
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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Portions of the Pennsylvania Courts' website are currently unavailable due to a denial of service cyber attack, Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Debra Todd announced Sunday night. A denial of service cyber attack happens when "malicious actors flood the targeted host or network with traffic until the target cannot respond or simply crashes, preventing access for legitimate users," according to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. "Our court information technology and executive team is working closely with law enforcement including the CISA, the U.S. Department of Homeland...