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  "description": "Some county services, including tax office functions, were unavailable as officials investigated network impacts.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-25T00:44:35.000Z",
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  "textContent": "****Editor’s note:**** This story is based solely on public statements, published news reports and other public records. No nonpublic information was used.\n\nHarrison County government offices in West Virginia could not perform some services Thursday and Friday after a cybersecurity incident affected county network systems.\n\nThe Harrison County Commission said it recently identified a cybersecurity incident affecting certain systems in its network and was taking immediate steps to respond, according to statements reported by WBOY and WV News.\n\nCounty Administrator Laura Pysz-Laulis said the county engaged outside cybersecurity experts and notified law enforcement. She said the investigation remained active and in its early stages, and officials were still determining the scope and nature of the incident.\n\nHarrison County, West Virginia, posted a public service announcement around noon April 23 telling residents to call ahead before visiting county offices because of ongoing IT and network issues. (Harrison County WV/Facebook)\n\nThe disruption affected regular county services Thursday and Friday, WV News reported. A county public service announcement told residents to call ahead before visiting the courthouse or General Services Building to confirm whether specific services were available. The county’s website also appeared to be offline at the time of writing, though officials had not publicly said whether that was related to the incident.\n\nWBOY reported receiving multiple accounts of residents being turned away while trying to pay taxes Friday. Harrison County Sheriff Robert Matheny told the station the incident was affecting the Harrison County Courthouse and the Sheriff’s Tax Office.\n\n****Chip in once****\nIf this reporting helped you, a one-time tip helps cover hosting, tools and future investigations.\n\nTip us\n\n****Support us monthly****\nA small monthly pledge keeps independent coverage and our reader tools online for everyone.\n\nBecome a Supporter\n\nPysz-Laulis said some systems may have been taken offline “out of an abundance of caution,” according to WV News. She said the county was not ready to confirm specific details and would share updates as more information became available.\n\nHarrison County, whose county seat is Clarksburg, had an estimated 64,472 residents in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.\n\nWest Virginia is not usually a fixture in national cyberattack coverage, but the state has seen a recent run of public-sector disruptions affecting local governments and K-12 operations. Ohio County Schools restored internet service in March after nearly a week offline following evidence of a potential cyberattack, and Huntington officials said in February that they isolated systems after detecting suspicious activity. The Harrison County government disruption also comes about 15 months after Harrison County Schools, in the same county, reported unauthorized access to some computer systems, a temporary districtwide network outage and a later finding that some employee information was likely involved.\n\nPublic attribution remains limited in the recent West Virginia cases. Ohio County Schools did not identify a responsible group, and no public claim was reported at the time. Huntington officials also did not name a group, though a later ransomware-tracking entry attributed a public claim to Termite. The 2025 Harrison County Schools incident was later linked in ransomware-tracking sources to SafePay, but no group has been confirmed in the current Harrison County government disruption.\n\nAs of the cited public reports, officials had not confirmed ransomware, data theft, a threat actor or a restoration timeline. Residents needing county services were advised to call the relevant office before going in person.\n\n****Attribution note:**** DysruptionHub credits upstream reporting and primary sources—see citations above. If this report informed your coverage, please cite DysruptionHub with a link.",
  "title": "Cybersecurity incident disrupts Harrison County, West Virginia, offices",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-25T00:44:35.711Z"
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