'Offshore Actor' Caused Cyberattack on Seattle Public Library

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2024 – In late May, the Seattle Public Library was hit by a cyberattack, forcing SPL to take offline many electronic features, including library accounts, book catalogs, e-books, in-building Wi-Fi, and public computers and printers.

After saying little for several months about the nature of the debilitating attack, SPL officials have begun to discuss some of what happened.

On Thursday, Laura Gentry, SPL’s Head of Communications, disclosed in an email to Broadband Breakfast that the cyberattack came from "an offshore actor that is not affiliated with a nation state or terrorist organization."