September 16, 2020 — The following was released by the Pacific Fishery Management Council:

The Council has received reports of a cyber attack on the email system at WDFW (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife).

You should question all emails originating from WDFW, even if you know the sender. WDFW has informed us that they have been infected by a viscous cyber attack that is actively affecting their email. Malicious emails are being sent from known WDFW employees, containing a malicious attachment. The WDFW Cyber Security team is aggressively working to combat this malicious attack and is asking all party’s to be very cautious when opening emails until the all clear is given