For weeks this spring, hackers forced officials to shut down Alaska’s Courtview system, making state court records inaccessible to attorneys, people charged with crimes, and residents seeking to run background checks on their prospective dates or tenants.
Then, cyberattackers targeted the state health department, whose website has remained offline since the hackers were first discovered in mid-May.
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State officials have revealed few specifics about the attacks — particularly about the one that targeted the health department. They’ve also declined to release many details about the cyber-defenses they use to protect Alaska’s computer systems, and how they plan to adapt them to ensure that future attacks are less disruptive.
While there are still many unanswered questions, here’s what we know — and what we don’t.
Who broke into the computer systems of Alaska’s court system and…
