Cyberattack shuts down parts of Pennsylvania Courts' website

DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa (WHP) — Certain parts of the Pennsylvania Courts' website are not available after the website fell victim to a cyber attack, according to Chief Justice of Pennsylvania Debra Todd.

Officials said they discovered the "denial of service cyber attack" on Sunday.

In this type of cyber attack, "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 a press release from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC).

The AOPC says online services like PACFile, the use of online docket sheets, PAePay and the Guardianship Tracking System are affected by the attack.

“Our court information technology and executive team is working closely with law enforcement including the CISA, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the F.B.I to investigate the incident,” Todd said in a press release. “At this time, there is no indication that any court data was compromised, and our courts will remain open and accessible to the public.”

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