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A "denial of service cyber attack" led to the partial shutdown on Sunday, Todd explained citing the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
CISA said that "a denial of service cyber attack occurs when malicious actors flood the targeted host or network with traffic until the target cannot respond or simply crashes, preventing access for legitimate users."
The attack affected the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, which includes PACFile, the use of online docket sheets, PAePay, and the Guardianship Tracking System.
Around 5:20 p.m. on Feb. 5, some of the pages were working again, according to AOPC.
There is no indication that any data was compromised during the attack, according to Todd.
“Out 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. “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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