Maryland Department Of Health’s Website Compromised After Cyberattack; COVID Metrics Not Updated Due To ‘Server Outage’

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A cyberattack took the Maryland Health Department offline this weekend, according to officials.

The department’s website was rerouted to the state’s flagship webpage, maryland.gov, arsenic officials went done idiosyncratic systems to find whether immoderate accusation had been stolen.

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The cyberattack besides took distant the resources the website usually has available, including the pages inviting Marylanders to use for Medicaid, get information connected section nursing location information and bid escaped at-home investigating for sexually transmitted infections.

The Maryland Security Operations Center is present investigating the incident. In an effort to forestall further damage, definite systems person been taken offline and different precautions person been taken, according to the Maryland Department of Health.

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On Monday, the bureau did not update the state’s COVID-19 metrics and referred to a “server outage.”

“Data volition beryllium updated arsenic soon arsenic possible,” the section said.

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CBS Baltimore Staff