Updated
Updated · Fox Carolina · Jun 15
SLED Cyber Unit Assists Spartanburg County Outage Probe as Offices Stay Open 5 Days In
Updated
Updated · Fox Carolina · Jun 15

SLED Cyber Unit Assists Spartanburg County Outage Probe as Offices Stay Open 5 Days In

1 articles · Updated · Fox Carolina · Jun 15

Summary

  • Spartanburg County said network connections and internet services remain disrupted, though all county offices are still open and operating with some service and communication interruptions.
  • SLED said its South Carolina Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity unit is assisting the county, and the investigation into the outage remains active.
  • County officials said the outage began Wednesday and the cause is still unknown, while IT staff focus on restoring essential public-facing and operational services first.
  • SC CIC provides cybersecurity intelligence and incident-response support to public and private critical organizations across South Carolina, underscoring concern that the outage could involve a cyber incident.

Insights

As Spartanburg County's systems remain offline, is the personal data of thousands of residents now compromised?
What kind of attack was powerful enough to cripple an entire county's digital infrastructure, requiring elite state cyber teams?