L.A. County Superior Court closed following ransomware attack 

The Superior Court of Los Angeles County is closed Monday following a ransomware attack first detected on Friday. 

The closure includes all 36 courthouses across the county. 

According to Presiding Judge Samantha P. Jessner, the “unprecedented” cyberattack forced the court -- which is the largest trial court system in the U.S. -- to shut down nearly all of its network systems. 

“The court experienced an unprecedented cyberattack on Friday which has resulted in the need to shut down nearly all network systems in order to contain the damage, protect the integrity and confidentiality of information and ensure future network stability and security,” Jessner said in a statement.  “While the court continues to move swiftly towards a restoration and recovery phase, many critical systems remained offline as of Sunday evening...one additional day will enable the court’s team of experts to focus exclusively on bringing our systems back online to that the court can resume operations as expeditiously, smoothly and safely as possible.”