Pennington County Case Backlog Runs About Two Months Behind After July Cyber Incident
RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Pennington County State's Attorney's Office in Rapid City, South Dakota, is running about two months behind its pre-July pace as it works through a severe case backlog left by a July cybersecurity incident. State's Attorney Lara Roetzel said the incident disrupted county services from the jail to court services, that some of her staff only got their computers back last week, and that at least some employees worked on hotspots and personal devices between July and November.
Notably, South Dakota in 2021 turned down several million dollars in federal cybersecurity funding, which then-Governor Kristi Noem called a "waste" at the time.
Source: South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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