Tag: Pennington county
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Three Courtrooms, One Empire: Inside the Bankruptcy Fight Now Deciding the Fate of the Rushmore Hotel and an $86 Million Dollar Ranch in Pennington County
Rapid City SD — In the same week the city closed the book on 28 demolished garages at Star Village, the rest of Adam Hendry’s South Dakota real estate empire was quietly coming apart in a Florida bankruptcy court — on three separate fronts, all at once, all tied together by the same lender, the…
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Radio Silence: Pennington County Stopped Updating It’s Own Incident Page Three Weeks Ago
Rapid City SD – Pennington County has a dedicated page for its cybersecurity incident. It’s the county’s own words, posted by its own spokesperson, with timestamps. It’s also been silent since July 20 — even as the county kept talking to reporters about the same recovery. The Official Record The county disclosed the incident on…
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Three Weeks In, Pennington County Still Can’t Fully Process Real Estate Records – On the Eve of a Statewide Runoff
Pennington County issued another public update Monday on its recovery from the cybersecurity incident that has disrupted county operations since early July — three weeks in, with county email still down, real estate recording systems still not restored, and a statewide primary runoff election set for Tuesday. The update, released as a “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE”…
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Behind the Quiet of a Cyber Incident Recovery: How Pennington County and Rapid City Might Proceed
Rapid City SD – A week after a cybersecurity incident forced Pennington County to shutter most public-facing offices, the systems that run daily life in Rapid City and the county remain in a state of quiet reconstruction. Officials have said little about what happened. But the public record — statutes, certificate logs, and the county…
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Pennington County Confirms Ongoing Service Disruptions Amid Cybersecurity Response; Rapid City Impact Still Under Review
Rapid City SD – Pennington County officials confirmed today that the response to a cybersecurity incident first identified last Sunday morning continues to limit several public-facing county departments, even as core public safety services remain unaffected. According to a release from the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office, dated July 9, the county is working with…
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The Invisible War Room: How Federal and State Cyber Forces are Responding to the Pennington County Breach
Rapid City SD – When the screens go dark at the county auditor’s office and property lien payments grind to a halt, the disruption feels entirely local. But behind the public-facing “closed” signs, the response to the Pennington County network breach has escalated far beyond municipal IT departments. The cyber incident affecting Pennington County remains…
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Regional Cyber Investigation Pauses Rapid City Building and Utility Payments
RAPID CITY SD — A cybersecurity incident impacting Pennington County’s network has triggered a precautionary security sweep within the City of Rapid City, temporarily pausing several municipal services. Because the city and county share some infrastructure and collaborate on a limited number of systems, the City’s IT team is currently conducting a thorough investigation to…