Dallas Central Appraisal District

Dallas Central Appraisal District Confirms it Paid $170K to Hackers After Ransomware Attack

By April Towery / February 10, 2023 /

When the Dallas Central Appraisal District website was hacked by a ransomware group in November, little information was released about how such a cybersecurity attack infiltrated the hub of information frequently used by homeowners and real estate professionals.  To make matters worse, the hack occurred as residents were in the midst of paying their tax…

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Dallas Central Appraisal District Website is Up And Running Following November Ransomware Attack

By April Towery / January 19, 2023 /

Following more than two months of uncertainty in the wake of a ransomware attack, the Dallas Central Appraisal District website is back up and running. The November hack rocked the real estate community and property owners trying to gather information for tax protests and homestead exemptions. The deadline to pay property taxes is Jan. 31.…

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DCAD’s ‘Laissez-Faire’ Response to Ransomware Attack Causes Frustration as Tax Deadline Looms

By April Towery / January 11, 2023 /

The Dallas Central Appraisal District is still operating on a bare-bones website in the wake of a ransomware attack, and one local tax expert says homeowners who corresponded electronically with the local office could be facing a security threat of their own. Glenn Goodrich, founder and CEO of propertytax.io, said he’s not mad at DCAD…

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DCAD Launches ‘Bare Bones’ Site For Basic Search Tools With New Service Provider, But is Consumer Info Safe?

By Candy Evans / December 21, 2022 /

Over at DCAD, the go-to website numerous times daily for nearly everyone in the working world of real estate, all they want for Christmas is patience. Patience since the site has been down since the 8th of November. Patience that all appraisal work is being done by hand on paper. And patience with the new…

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Update: Dallas Central Appraisal District is Still Down Thanks to a Ransomware Attack

By Candy Evans / November 17, 2022 /

Insiders at the Dallas Central Appraisal District, which was hacked last week in a ransomware attack, tell us the system is not yet up, they are working all on paper, they cannot use email, and the hackers have asked for money. How much, we are trying to determine. Because Dallas County manages DCAD, we are…

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