Democrats in Pennsylvania ’ s state Senate were locked out of their computer network early Friday morning due to a ransomware attack Attack.Ransom , NBC News reports . According to an unidentified state official who spoke with NBC , the Democratic senators in Harrisburg use their own computer network and “ there is no indication that other state agencies of the Republicans have been affected ” . As of about 5 p.m. Friday , both law enforcement agencies and Microsoft were working with the state Democrats to free their network . In a statement sent to reporters via text message and obtained by The Hill , state party officials said , “ there is currently no indication that the caucus system was targeted or that any data has been compromised Attack.Databreach ” . Recently , ransomware attacks Attack.Ransom have struck everywhere from hospitals and universities to San Francisco ’ s transit system . Last summer , the congressional IT desk warned representatives in Washington DC to be careful of potential ransomware and phishing threats Attack.Phishing , but the hacks on the DNC were unrelated . In many cases , the payment demanded Attack.Ransom is only in the tens of thousands of dollars , and occasionally ransomware can be spammed without a specific target , but the affected computer systems are encrypted and inaccessible until the hackers release a key . If a network ’ s data is backed up offsite , the target can occasionally circumvent the ransom Attack.Ransom altogether — albeit with some increased security . A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Democrats declined to say to NBC News whether that was possible in this case , or whether the attackers had revealed any motives