Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles to reopen some locations Monday following cyber attack
State officials plan to re-open eight of its main Office of Motor Vehicles locations Monday, a week after a cyberattack crippled Louisiana state government computers and websites.
State Police said Sunday that IT technicians have been working to restore downed OMV services over the weekend and plan to open eight of the department's main branches on Monday.
The office was one of several state government agencies that fell victim to a ransomware attack last Monday, leading to several disruptions.
The OMV was hit especially hard and had to shutter all 79 of its branches because it operates a widespread network that required all of its computers to be repaired.
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