Georgia State Patrol Hit by Cyberattack
Return To ArticleThree months after hackers struck, the Georgia Department of Public Safety has 50 workers trying to mitigate the damage to its computer system and regain access to records.
The department has under its umbrella Georgia State Patrol, Georgia Capitol Police and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division, making the hack easily one of consequential in the state since such crimes have been on the rise in the past few years. The headaches caused by the July 26 ransomware attack are most conspicuous at the Georgia State Patrol. Troopers watch over highways and interstates in every corner of the state, writing traffic tickets, arresting fugitives and stopping drunk drivers.
