A cyber incident early Monday morning has caused computer outages at the DuPage County Courthouse and sheriff’s office in Wheaton, according to county officials.
Outages were ongoing as of mid-day Monday and the incident is under investigation. The county has contacted the FBI and U.S. Secret Service.
“The county was made aware of a cyber incident occurring around 2:30 a.m. that is impacting the sheriff’s office, the 18th Judicial Circuit Court and the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office,” DuPage County Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton, Circuit Court Clerk Candace Adams and Sheriff Jim Mendrick said in a joint emailed statement.
In-person court operations have been minimally impacted and are expected to continue as scheduled, the statement said. There has been no impact on jail operations or on public safety, officials said.
Chancery sales in the sheriff’s office will be canceled this week.
All other county operations have not been impacted, officials said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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