The Cleveland Municipal Court experienced a significant cybersecurity incident, leading to a three-day closure of court operations and disruption of internal systems. The specific type of attack remains undisclosed, but the impact includes an ongoing suspension of court services to the public, except for essential staff. The event halted legal proceedings, potentially compromised sensitive data, and may result in substantial financial losses. No ransomware group has claimed responsibility, and the extent of data breach or personal information exposure is currently unknown, contributing to the uncertainty faced by residents and legal professionals dependent on the court's services.
Source: https://thecyberexpress.com/cleveland-municipal-court-remains-closed/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cleveland-municipal-court
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"linkid": "cleveland-municipal-court",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "2/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'residents and legal '
'professionals',
'industry': 'Legal',
'location': 'Cleveland',
'name': 'Cleveland Municipal Court',
'type': 'Government'}],
'description': 'The Cleveland Municipal Court experienced a significant '
'cybersecurity incident, leading to a three-day closure of '
'court operations and disruption of internal systems. The '
'specific type of attack remains undisclosed, but the impact '
'includes an ongoing suspension of court services to the '
'public, except for essential staff. The event halted legal '
'proceedings, potentially compromised sensitive data, and may '
'result in substantial financial losses. No ransomware group '
'has claimed responsibility, and the extent of data breach or '
'personal information exposure is currently unknown, '
'contributing to the uncertainty faced by residents and legal '
"professionals dependent on the court's services.",
'impact': {'data_compromised': 'potentially sensitive data',
'downtime': 'three-day closure',
'financial_loss': 'potentially substantial',
'operational_impact': 'suspension of court services to the public, '
'except for essential staff',
'systems_affected': 'internal systems'},
'title': 'Cleveland Municipal Court Cybersecurity Incident'}