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Maryland real estate database taken offline over ‘suspicious activity’

Maryland shut down the Real Property Search site after detecting suspicious activity on its servers on April 14, 2026.
State officials say no private data was believed to be compromised and the outage will last until security is ensured.
The outage impacts homeowners and real estate professionals who rely on the official SDAT database for property records.
Officials urged users to stick to the official SDAT page and avoid third-party sites claiming to offer records.
The Maryland Department of Information Technology is conducting the investigation alongside the Department of Assessments and Taxation.
The real property database serves homeowners and various professionals in real estate, inspectors, and nonprofits.
The Maryland Real Estate Commission has not reported complaints from licensed agents amid the outage.
Officials declined to comment on broader cybersecurity risk beyond the ongoing inquiry.
The outage coincides with ongoing maintenance and security checks for the database system.

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