ben shekelberg 
Vigo County, Indiana, was hit with a cyberattack on July 23 and is still in the process of assessing the damage to the government’s computer system.
Vigo officials at first were not certain exactly what type of attack occurred as no ransom note appeared, said information technology department director Jeremy Snowden to WTHR News. However, a county administrator stated on July 24 that ransomware was the culprit.
The county’s IT personnel, working with an outside cybersecurity firm, was able to limit the scope of the attack to the courthouse and government center, reported WTHI News.
Vigo County Commissioner Judith Anderson says commissioners were informed of a “ransomware” attack early Tuesday.
Information technology department director Jeremy Snowden says he is not completely sure what virus was used in the attack, adding the county has not received a request for money. He also says it isn’t known if vital information has been compromised.
Commissioner Brad Anderson says the county is working with a computer security provider to investigate the extent of the attack.
LaPorte County in northwest Indiana was the target of a ransomware attack earlier this month, paying $132,000 to regain control of its computers.
Vigo has cyber insurance so it is not expecting the attack to generate any extra expenses, and county leaders expect their systems to be fully operational in a short period of time.
Vigo County contains the city of Terre Haute, but there are no reports of its computer systems being impacted by the attack.
