LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Kentuckians were unable to access the state’s unemployment claims website Wednesday after a “cyberattack” on the system, officials said.
There have been no security breaches, and no information from claimants has been compromised, the Kentucky Career Center said in a tweet.
The cyberattack “used random login names to attempt to overwhelm the site,” but officials said none of the login attempts were successful.
While there has not been any security breach and no information from claimants has been compromised, the Office of Unemployment Insurance notified Labor Cabinet leadership at approximately 10:40 a.m. of a possible cyberattack on the external unemployment insurance claims system.
— KY Career Center (@KYCareerCenter) February 24, 2021
Unemployment officials said they were working with the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, the state’s Labor Cabinet and the Commonwealth Office of Technology to address the attack.
As of 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the Kentucky Career Center’s website no longer displays an alert saying its “unemployment computer system will be temporarily unavailable due to technical issues.”
Kentuckians were unable to access the state’s unemployment claims website Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, after a “cyberattack” on the system, officials said.
“The external unemployment system was back online at approximately 3:25 p.m. EST today with an additional step for those logging in,” the Kentucky Career Center said in a tweet Wednesday evening.
Update: The external unemployment system was back online at approximately 3:25 p.m. EST today with an additional step for those logging in.
— KY Career Center (@KYCareerCenter) February 24, 2021
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