WA state systems are back online after a cybersecurity threat [Video]

Since November 1st, government agencies like the Department of Licensing, the Blake Refund Bureau, the Appellate Court Document Portal and the Department of Children, Youth and Families, were all impacted by the shutdown.

KREM2 was told some agencies were able to work around the shutdown through alternative routes. But not all.

One department that was at a complete standstill was the Secure Automated Firearms E-check system, which the Washington State Patrol oversees. They said about 6,500 background checks have been completed in the first eight hours of the system being back online.

Washington State Patrol says they receive about 700 background checks a day. They claim they are working hard to get through the backlog. 

However. The Second Amendment Foundation (SAF), an organization dedicated to safeguarding rights of …