The clerk’s office said it removed a malicious script after some website links redirected users to an unauthorized third-party site, with no evidence internal systems were accessed.
The sheriff’s office said hackers hit its systems twice, forcing a suspension of some Texas Public Information Act deadlines while records work is rebuilt.
The county said 911 dispatch, jail operations, courts, early voting and other critical services remain operational while it assesses a network incident.
Officials said the incident affected a limited number of county systems and former sheriff’s office employees, while emergency services were not interrupted.
D.C. Council member Robert White’s office said DCHA described the incident as an active cyberattack and expected landlord payments to go out as scheduled.
The city said no data was taken after a Dec. 26 incident, but utility billing customers faced delayed bills, paused automatic payments and no-shutoff accommodations for weeks.
The insurance regulatory support group says most operations have returned to normal, but investment designations remain suspended and online invoice payments are unavailable.
The city says malicious activity disrupted network connections and online services, but it has not identified the attack type or a full restoration date.
