There’s an update to the City of Columbus, Ohio cyberattack by Rhysida that affected 500,000 residents but also resulted in the city trying to muzzle a whistleblower who tried to inform the community of the true extent of the breach. Jordan Laird reports:
Days before the one-year anniversary of the cyberattack that temporarily crippled Columbus’ computer systems and resulted in the leak of stolen city data on the dark web, the city is considering investing $23 million to strengthen its cybersecurity.
The Columbus Department of Technology is asking the Columbus City Council at its meeting tonight, July 14, to approve the spending on implementing a “zero trust network.”
Soon after the hack was discovered around July 18, 2024, the cybercriminal group Rhysida took credit for the attack and released city data on the dark web. That data included private information such as Social Security numbers for nearly half a million residents and thousands of city employees, as well as information about crime victims and undercover officers.
Read more at Columbus Dispatch.