The 36 courthouses of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County will remain closed Monday as efforts continued to be made to recover from a ransomware attack that grounded airlines, postponed surgeries at hospitals, closed retail businesses and affected first responders around the world.
The damage was first detected Friday morning and court staff worked through the weekend with outside consultants, vendors, other courts and law enforcement to get network systems back online, including the MyJuryDuty Portal and case management systems, according to a Superior Court statement.
“The court experienced an unprecedented cyber attack on Friday which has resulted in the need to shut down nearly all network systems in order to contain the damage, protect the integrity and confidentiality of information and ensure future network stability and security,” Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner said.
“While the court continues to move swiftly towards a restoration and recovery phase, many critical systems remain offline as of Sunday evening,” Jessner continued. “One additional day will enable the court’s team of experts to focus exclusively on bringing our systems back online so that the court can resume operations as expeditiously, smoothly and safely as possible.”
The court was expected to reopen Tuesday.