IT SYSTEMS HELD HOSTAGE — Outage occurs on same day as special election, but election offices remain open. Enlarge / Downtown Kansas City, Missouri, which is part of Jackson County. Jackson County, Missouri, has declared a state of emergency and closed key offices indefinitely as it responds to what officials believe is a ransomware attack that has made some of its IT systems inoperable. "Jackson County has identified significant disruptions within its IT systems, potentially attributable to ...