Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office has said no payment has been made following the cyber-attack.
Cases have been paused in state and federal courts following a ransomware attack in August, confirmed in a statement on Friday.
The office said the “interruption was caused by an outsider encrypting files in an effort to force the office to make a payment to restore operations.”
“No payment has been made. An active investigation is ongoing with other agencies, which limits our ability to comment further on the investigation or response to the incident,” the statement said.
Since August 11th, the computer network for the law enforcement agency has been down.
💻 RANSOMWARE ATTACK: The “cyber incident” at the PA Attorney General Office turned out to be something more malicious, with someone locking staff out of their files and demanding payment to restore access. Courts are also being impacted 👇 pic.twitter.com/ZfehL0GoP6
— Sarah Willson (@SarahRWillson) August 29, 2025
“Office of Attorney General staff are unable to access any litigation data, which prevents our attorneys from contacting witnesses, timely responding to pleadings, conducting discovery, or otherwise proceeding with legislation,” the office said in a letter addressing the delays.
The Friday statement said the agency has made “substantial progress” in restoring its tech functionality. The agency said a majority of its 1,200 employees are now able to access their emails.
The office has not provided any additional information on the attack due to an ongoing investigation but said it did not expect negative impacts on cases “solely due to the outside interruption.”
On August 11th, Attorney General Dave Sunday first announced a “cyber incident.”
“This is a frustrating situation, and everyone is doing their very best,” said Sunday in a statement. Additional statements said the agency’s website had been restored on August 14th and email access on August 18th.
“This situation has certainly tested OAG staff and prompted some modifications to our typical routines – however, we are committed to our duty and mission to protect and represent Pennsylvanians, and are confident that mission is being fulfilled,” Sunday said in a statement.
Sunday continued, “You can judge the character of an organization by how it reacts to adversity. I am very proud of our staff who continue to work and find ways to overcome these unexpected hurdles to fulfill our duty to the Commonwealth.”
