Security News > 2022 > July > Cyberattack shuts down unemployment, labor websites across the US

A cyberattack on a software company almost a week ago continues to ripple through labor and workforce agencies in a number of US states, cutting off people from such services as unemployment benefits and job-seeking programs.

According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission in a statement this week, Geographic Solutions was forced to shut down state labor exchanges and unemployment claims systems, and as many as 40 states and Washington DC, all of which rely on GSI's services, could be affected.

According to the company's LinkedIn page, GSI develops software for such purposes as workforce development, labor market information, and unemployment insurance, and has created online offerings for state and local governments in more than 35 states.

GSI also operates Tennessee's Jobs4TN site, which includes the state's unemployment system and labor data exchange and which also went offline.

About 12,000 Tennessee residents rely on the state's unemployment program and the workforce development programs, according to the state's Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The Nebraska Department of Labor, whose NEworks unemployment and jobs site went offline, said in a statement that "GSI has indicated this attack affected only access to GSI online systems and there is no evidence of any user data being compromised."

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