From translations of available sources, it appears that the municipality of was paralyzed by a cyber attack on April 7. The municipality estimated that it would take about 14 days to fully restore services. They do not indicate what kind of ransomware was involved or what demands were made. Read more on Olomouc.cz. Last April,…
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MA: City of Lawrence hit with significant ransomware attack
Ted Daniel reports: 25 Investigates is confirming that the city of Lawrence has been hit with a significant ransomware attack. A source has told Boston 25 that major city services have been impacted and the FBI is now involved. Boston 25 reached out to the mayor’s office, but they have not responded. Read more on…
La Ville de Vallauris Golfe-Juan impacted by cyberattack
La Ville de Vallauris Golfe-Juan has become a victim of a cyberattack that impacted their mal servers. It was reported on the city’s official Facebook page . Translation: The city of Vallauris Golfe-Juan was the victim, last night, of a cyber attack on the town hall’s mail servers. As a precaution and security measure, all servers…
CA: Servers at El Monte City Hall being replaced; investigation of ‘unauthorized access’ continues
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…
Brescia and Rho: Municipalities report cyberattacks
Cristiano Ghidotti reports: Unfortunately, the news of the cyber attack that has brought the systems of the Municipality of Brescia and the provision of services to citizens to their knees does not seem to be an April fool . This is communicated by the official website of the Lombard capital, with a brief statement that we report below. The Municipality of Brescia informs…
How Jamaica failed to handle its JamCOVID scandal
Zack Whittaker provides a follow-up on the scandal involving the government of Jamaica, a contractor called Amber Group, and the multiple security issues with JamCOVID. Readers may recall that at the time of Zack’s original reporting, the government and contractor downplayed the incident and a minister made thinly veiled threats directed at Zack and TechCrunch…