Texas: “Fort Bend County Libraries System Faces Website Outage After ‘Cybersecurity Incident'”
The Fort Bend County Libraries system experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that caused a website outage, according to a library news release.
Library staff became aware of the cyberattack on Feb. 24. A few days later, the library announced a new website address. Access to Hoopla – a music, video and audiobook streaming service – was restored on Monday.
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The cause of the attack was still being investigated Wednesday, according to the library system. Residents still could not access their accounts or the library catalog on the website. The county is waiving overdue fees until the library’s network issues are fixed. Ebooks are still available for access on OverDrive/Libby.
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See Also: Letter From Roosevelt Weeks, County Librarian, Fort Bend County Libraries
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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