Ransomware Hits Los Angeles Courts Amid Microsoft IT Outage

A ransomware attack hit Los Angeles state courts, as a global IT outage brought airports, hospitals, banks, and other services to a halt on Friday.

The early morning strike is thought to be unrelated to Friday’s massive tech shutdown blamed on a software update by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc., according to a news release from California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. CrowdStrike’s software protects businesses from ransomware attacks.

The court shut off its network systems upon discovering the attack, and they will remain offline through at least the weekend.

Early investigations haven’t shown evidence that court users’ data was compromised, according ...