[BreachExchange] Virginia museum shuts down website amid IT breach

[Terrell Byrd]

https://apnews.com/article/technology-lifestyle-travel-museums-virginia-a6d5d2b224ae4045b08e221cec982096

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — An information technology system security breach
detected late last month prompted the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to shut
down its website for a state investigation, the museum announced this week.

There’s no evidence that the breach is connected to the ransomware attack
on Virginia legislative agencies’ IT systems, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
reported. Virginia State Police are investigating a ransomware attack on
state legislative agencies, discovered late Sunday night.

There’s also no evidence that personal or financial information was
accessed or compromised, spokeswoman Jan Hatchette said. The museum said it
hopes to restore the website by the end of the week.

The museum, an independent agency of the state, said the Virginia
Information Technologies Agency detected a compromise in the website in
late November, along with “evidence indicating an existing security threat
from an unauthorized third-party.”

Hatchette said the museum took the website offline while the breach is
investigated, contained and the website’s functionality is restored. A
temporary website was put up “until the restoration is complete,” she said.
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