Linn County public services are coming back online after a ransomware attack was identified early Monday morning, Jan. 24, according to Administrative Officer Darrin Lane.
Lane said that the Clerk’s Office is again able to record documents, one of the more significant issues affecting the general public.
County IT staff members are working extended hours to restore critical systems including servers and individual computers.
“We are recovering, providing services and making significant progress,” Lane said.
About 6 a.m. Monday, county staff learned that some computers were being encrypted and immediately shut down servers and computer systems.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office and Health Department were not affected.
Linn County Circuit Court is not connected to the county computer systems and was able to conduct business as usual.
Alex Paul, Linn County communications officer, said the situation is ongoing and more details will be available as problems are solved.