Security News > 2020 > May > Transportation Agency Hacked in 2nd Texas Government Attack
Texas' transportation agency has become the second part of the state government to be hit by a ransomware attack in recent days.
On Thursday, someone hacked into the Texas Department of Transportation's network in a "Ransomware event," according to a statement the department posted on social media Friday.
The hack comes days after another ransomware attack took down the websites and case management systems of Texas' appellate and high courts.
"Upon detecting the hack, staff at the transportation department"immediately" isolated the affected parts of the network and "shut down further unauthorized access," according to the statement.
The hacks follow a ransomware attack of unprecedented size that hit more than 20 local governments in Texas last summer.