Ransomware attack forces Dallas to shut down courts, disrupt some 911 services
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/ransomware-attack-forces-dallas-to-shut-down-courts-disrupt-some-911-services/
The City of Dallas in Texas has confirmed a ransomware attack has downed key services, including 911 dispatch systems.
City officials confirmed on Wednesday that a number of the city’s servers had “been compromised with ransomware,” causing widespread service outages. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) website is currently offline. The City of Dallas website displays a message stating that “the City is experiencing a service outage and is working to restore services,” and the city wrote on a page that contains updates about the incident that all courts were closed on Wednesday and would be closed again on Thursday.
Ransomware attack forces Dallas to shut down courts, disrupt some 911 services
May 4, 2023, 1:30pm UTC
https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/ransomware-attack-forces-dallas-to-shut-down-courts-disrupt-some-911-services/
> The City of Dallas in Texas has confirmed a ransomware attack has downed key services, including 911 dispatch systems.
> City officials confirmed on Wednesday that a number of the city’s servers had “been compromised with ransomware,” causing widespread service outages. The Dallas Police Department (DPD) website is currently offline. The City of Dallas website displays a message stating that “the City is experiencing a service outage and is working to restore services,” and the city wrote on a page that contains updates about the incident that all courts were closed on Wednesday and would be closed again on Thursday.