俄亥俄州审计长办公室 10 月 25 日遭网络攻击 审计长称疑似境外行为者所为
俄亥俄州富兰克林县哥伦布市——俄亥俄州审计长基思·费伯10月27日发表声明说，州审计长办公室10月25日遭到网络攻击，境外网络犯罪分子以及可能的“境外国家行为者”是攻击的幕后黑手。办公室在发现威胁后立即将其隔离，并把网站服务器和在线账户下线，州与联邦执法部门正在调查。费伯说，这次攻击不是勒索软件攻击，但他没有具体说明攻击属于哪种类型。办公室表示，由于工作人员一贯备份文件，办公室没有丢失任何数据，也不认为俄亥俄州居民或受审计政府机构的财务信息面临风险，因为付款通过另一个单独的政府门户处理，相关数据并不在办公室的网站服务器上。不过，审计客户的在线付款可能受到影响，办公室正在搭建临时网络平台，并请公众耐心等待，直至永久服务器恢复上线。截至10月27日下午早些时候，州审计长办公室网站仍处于离线状态。费伯表示，办公室正在配合执法部门，努力保护数据并确定攻击的影响范围。
Ohio Auditor of State's Office Hit by Cyberattack on October 25; Auditor Says Foreign Actors Suspected
Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio — Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber said in a statement on October 27 that his office was hit by a cyberattack on October 25, and that overseas cybercriminals and possible 'foreign state actors' were behind it. The office quarantined the threat immediately upon detecting it and took its web server and online accounts offline; state and federal law enforcement are investigating. Faber said the attack was not a ransomware attack but did not specify what type of attack it was. Because staff routinely back up files, the office lost no data, and it does not believe the financial information of Ohioans or of audited government agencies is at risk, since payments run through a separate government portal and the data was not on the office's web server. Audit clients' online payments may be affected, however; the office is building a temporary web platform and asks for patience until the permanent server returns. As of early afternoon on October 27, the Auditor of State's website remained offline. Faber said the office is cooperating with law enforcement to protect its data and determine the extent of the attack.
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