A cyberattack on Murray County, Georgia’s government network closed several county offices Wednesday, while officials said 911, public safety and primary voting remain available.
The disruption affects public-facing county services, including tax, assessment and court offices, but officials said first responders and emergency functions are still working.
Murray County officials first said several offices would have limited functionality. In a later update, they said the Tax Commissioner, Tax Assessor, Probate Court and Juvenile Court offices would be closed until the county’s network is restored. Other county offices remain open with limitations.
The county described the incident as a “cyber attack” in a public notice, according to WTVC and public posts shared by county offices. Officials have not said what systems were affected, whether ransomware was involved, whether any data was accessed or when closed offices are expected to reopen.
Voting for the primaries will continue as scheduled, officials said. No disruption to 911 or public safety operations has been reported publicly.
Murray County is in northwest Georgia along the Tennessee border, about 40 miles southeast of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Chatsworth is the county seat, and the county had an estimated population of 41,316 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Murray County disruption follows a string of county government cyber incidents this spring that have affected public-facing services. In Adams County, Mississippi, officials said ransomware locked workers out of digital civil and circuit records and limited offices to cash payments for car tags and public records, prompting more than $250,000 in emergency IT and recovery work. Harrison County, West Virginia, told residents to call ahead before visiting county offices after a cybersecurity incident affected network systems and tax office functions. Winona County, Minnesota, received National Guard cyber support after a second county incident disrupted critical systems and impaired emergency and municipal services.
The county has not publicly confirmed ransomware, a threat actor, a ransom demand or data theft. No public ransomware claim was found in the sources reviewed.
Murray County officials did not respond to a DysruptionHub request for comment by publication time. Questions remain about the cause of the attack, the systems taken offline, whether personal or court data was exposed, whether law enforcement is involved and when the county network will be restored.
As of the latest public update, several county offices remained closed or limited, while 911, public safety and voting were continuing.
