Maryland property search tool is back online, nearly two weeks after cyber attack

Maryland's property ownership database is back online as of Monday after a nearly two-week hiatus because of a cybersecurity incident.

By: Christine Condon

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: April 27, 2026

Words: 209

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Maryland’s property ownership database is back online as of Monday after a nearly two-week hiatus because of a cybersecurity incident.

After state officials detected suspicious activity on their servers, they took down the state officials took the State Department of Assessments and Taxation website on April 14, in order to contain the threat and begin an investigation.

On Monday, users could once again conduct searches on the site, which lets users view the names …

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