JUNEAU (AP) - The state health department website was the target of a malware attack, officials said, weeks after a similar attack affected the state’s court system.
The department in a statement May 18 said its website was taken offline the day before, when an investigation started. The statement did not say when the cyberattack was discovered.
The department’s website was still offline as of Tuesday.
Investigators were trying to determine if any personal or confidential information was compromised.
The state’s online COVID-19 vaccine appointment scheduling and data dashboards were not affected; they are hosted
by outside sources and still
can be accessed through covid19.alaska.gov, the department said.
Health officials said they did not know who was behind the attack, why the department was targeted, and whether it was related to any other recent cyberattacks.
The chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court said earlier this month that a cybersecurity attack that resulted in the court system disconnecting its online services was first detected April 29 and that there was no ransom demand. The court system has been coming back online, announcing last week that the public could again access an online court case and records system and pay fines and fees online.
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