DysruptionHub reports:
A cybersecurity event has disrupted calibration systems at Des Moines, Iowa-based Intoxalock since March 14, leaving some court-ordered ignition-interlock customers unable to complete required service visits and risking compliance penalties, the company said. Intoxalock said it is investigating and posting rolling updates on its public status page.
Ignition interlock devices are typically mandated by courts after DWI convictions and require drivers to provide a clean breath test before a vehicle will start. The devices also must be serviced and calibrated on a set schedule, and missed appointments can trigger program consequences in some states.
Intoxalock said the interlock devices themselves remain operational, but calibrations and related service-center transactions have been disrupted. To reduce missed-service lockouts, the company said service centers can apply a 10-day extension for many customers while systems are being restored.
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Intoxalock has yet to disclose what type of cyberattack this was, but 13WGME reported that early messages from Intoxalock indicated attackers were flooding its servers, which suggests a possible DDoS attack, but that has not been confirmed and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
