New Orleans city government hit with cyberattack.
December 14, 2019, 9:22 AMCatch up on the developing stories making headlines.The computer network that handles governmental operations for the city of New Orleans was shut down Friday by aNew Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell signed a declaration of emergency for the city after a ransomware attack was detected by staffers at city hall Friday morning.
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks to reporters after the city's computer network was taken offline by a cyberattack, Dec. 13, 2019.911 service and computer-aided dispatch have not been affected by the attack, said New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson. Officials were working with cybersecurity experts from the Louisiana State Police, FBI, Louisiana National Guard, and United States Secret Service to perform a forensic and technical cyber-investigation into the attack, the mayor said.
Suspicious activity in the form of phishing emails and other malware was initially detected at around 5 a.m. Friday, with increased activity detected at around 8 a.m., officials said. Officials determined between 11-11:30 a.m. that the attack had compromised the network, at which point city hall employees were instructed over the building's public address system to shut down and unplug their computers.
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