Ransomware Attack on Dallas Shuts Down the City's Online Services
Ransomware Attack on Dallas Shuts Down the City's Online Services
The websites for the city government and local police are currently offline. A ransomware gang called Royal is reportedly behind the attack.
Michael Kan
by Michael Kan
May 04, 2023
A ransomware attack has ensnared the city of Dallas, shutting down online and IT services at the municipal government, including local police.
On Wednesday, the city of Dallas confirmed a ransomware attack was behind the outage, which began on Monday, according to local reports.
“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,” the city said in a statement.
City officials are now working with cybersecurity vendors “to isolate the ransomware to prevent its spread,” the statement added. This includes scrubbing infected servers. Hence, residents can expect online city services to remain offline until the IT systems have been fully wiped and restored. Currently, the sites for Dallas city hall, city courts and city police are down.
The websites for the city government and local police are currently offline. A ransomware gang called Royal is reportedly behind the attack.
Michael Kan
by Michael Kan
May 04, 2023
A ransomware attack has ensnared the city of Dallas, shutting down online and IT services at the municipal government, including local police.
On Wednesday, the city of Dallas confirmed a ransomware attack was behind the outage, which began on Monday, according to local reports.
“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,” the city said in a statement.
City officials are now working with cybersecurity vendors “to isolate the ransomware to prevent its spread,” the statement added. This includes scrubbing infected servers. Hence, residents can expect online city services to remain offline until the IT systems have been fully wiped and restored. Currently, the sites for Dallas city hall, city courts and city police are down.
