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CA: Servers at El Monte City Hall being replaced; investigation of ‘unauthorized access’ continues

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Dissent

Tim Haddock reports:

El Monte officials were working to replace City Hall computer servers Tuesday, April 6, in response to an “unauthorized access” to its system that caused the cancellation of Tuesday’s City Council meeting and has left the city without email access.

Mayor Jessica Ancona said she expected the email system, which the city took offline in “an abundance of caution,” to be back online within a week.

Read more on San Gabriel Valley Tribune.


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