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Govt. Services Firm Tyler Technologies Hit in Apparent Ransomware Attack

Summary: Tyler Technologies, a Plano, Texas-based provider of software and technology services to U.S. public sector clients with some 5,300 employees and more than $1 billion in 2019 revenue, disclosed that an unauthorized intruder gained access to its phone and information technology systems and that it shut down external system access while investigating. Tyler said all indications were that the impact was limited to its internal network and phone systems, then later urged customers to change passwords for remote network access for Tyler staff after two clients reported suspicious logins using Tyler credentials.

What you should know: Tyler holds remote support access to servers in cities and counties, and two clients have already reported suspicious logins using Tyler credentials - so the question is whether attackers walked off with the remote access keys to your jurisdiction while the company was still saying client systems were unaffected.

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