MISSOURI COUNTY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY AMID SUSPECTED RANSOMWARE ATTACK

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Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a state of emergency and indefinitely closed key offices like Assessment, Collection, and Recorder of Deeds in response to a suspected ransomware attack that disrupted its IT systems. The attack has rendered certain systems inoperable, impacting services like tax payments, marriage licenses, and inmate searches, while other systems remain functional.