Maryland property search tool goes offline after cyber threat
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Maryland's online property records database was taken offline due to a cybersecurity threat. State officials are investigating the breach and urging residents to use cybersecurity best practices.
Maryland's online property records database has been taken offline following a cybersecurity threat. The State Department of Assessments and Taxation issued a statement on Saturday, saying that compromised systems only included public records already available on the SDAT property search webpage. State IT officials noticed suspicious activity on servers running the property database last Tuesday and quickly took the website down to contain potential threats. The state's Department of Information Technology does not anticipate a broader cybersecurity risk, but an internal investigation is ongoing. Residents are advised not to use third-party websites to search for property information and instead contact their county's property assessment office. The database is currently undergoing emergency maintenance with no expected return date announced.
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