Security News > 2020 > September > Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack
Tyler Technologies, a Texas-based company that bills itself as the largest provider of software and technology services to the United States public sector, is battling a network intrusion that has disrupted its operations.
Tyler Technologies declined to say how the intrusion is affecting its customers.
Tyler Tech has pivoted on the threat of ransomware as a selling point for many of its services, using its presence on social media to promote ransomware survival guides and incident response checklists.
Several sources interviewed for this story who work in tech roles at local governments which rely on Tyler Tech said they proactively severed their connections to Tyler Tech systems after learning about the intrusion.
Update, 11:49 p.m. ET: Tyler is now encouraging all customers to change any passwords for any remote network access for Tyler staff, after receiving reports from some customers about suspicious logins.
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