Local media reported that the City’s police communications and IT systems were shut down Monday morning due to a suspected ransomware attack.
This has led to 911 dispatchers having to write down received reports for officers rather than submit them via the computer-assisted dispatch system.
The Dallas County Police Department’s website was also offline for part of the day due to the security incident but has since been restored.
Today, the City of Dallas confirmed that a ransomware attack caused the disruption.
“Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security Operations Center (SOC) that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within our environment.
Subsequently, the City has confirmed that a number of servers have been compromised with ransomware, impacting several functional areas, including the Dallas Police Department Website,” explained a media statement from the City of Dallas.
“The City team, along with its vendors, are actively working to isolate the ransomware to prevent its spread, to remove the ransomware from infected servers, and to restore any services currently impacted.
CThe Mayor and City Council was notified of the incident pursuant to the City’s Incident Response Plan (IRP).”
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