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The city authorities have not been able to cope with the consequences of the cyberattack for three months.
The Department of Technology of the City of Columbus continues to recover from a large-scale hacker attack that occurred at the end of July. Three months later, a quarter of the city's computer systems are still not working, and attackers have posted the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents on the darknet.
At the last meeting of the Columbus City Council, the director of the Department of Technology, Sam Orth, said that 74% of the systems have been restored so far. According to him, the main efforts are now aimed at resuming the Internet, but he refused to name the exact timing of the completion of the work.
The official assured that the most critical urban systems are already functioning. "The remaining systems are used less often, but that doesn't mean they aren't important. We are doing everything we can to launch them as soon as possible", stressed Orth during a short six-minute report to the city council.
Of particular concern is the delay in publishing an official report on the scale of the cyberattack. Initially, the authorities promised to submit it by the end of October, but 10 days before the end of the month, the date of publication has not been announced. Moreover, now the deadline has shifted to the end of the year.
City Councilor Nick Bankston said that the publication of the report is a top priority for the council, as it will allow for a formal public hearing and ask all the necessary questions about what happened.
The document should contain detailed information about what kind of data the hackers gained access to and what exactly was stolen during the attack. However, Sam Orth has so far refused to give any comments on the matter, including rejecting requests for interviews from NBC4.
Meanwhile, the city authorities provided affected residents with the opportunity to monitor their credit history for free. According to Orta, more than 16,500 people have already used this service. You can register for monitoring until November 29.
Experts note that such slowness in investigating the consequences of a cyberattack may indicate the seriousness of the situation. The delay in publishing the report only increases the anxiety of city residents, whose personal data could have ended up in the hands of attackers.
The situation remains tense: city services are not working at full capacity, the scale of the data breach is unknown, and the timing of the full restoration of systems has not yet been determined. Authorities in Columbus continue to keep citizens in the dark about the real consequences of one of the largest cyberattacks in the city's history.
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The Department of Technology of the City of Columbus continues to recover from a large-scale hacker attack that occurred at the end of July. Three months later, a quarter of the city's computer systems are still not working, and attackers have posted the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents on the darknet.
At the last meeting of the Columbus City Council, the director of the Department of Technology, Sam Orth, said that 74% of the systems have been restored so far. According to him, the main efforts are now aimed at resuming the Internet, but he refused to name the exact timing of the completion of the work.
The official assured that the most critical urban systems are already functioning. "The remaining systems are used less often, but that doesn't mean they aren't important. We are doing everything we can to launch them as soon as possible", stressed Orth during a short six-minute report to the city council.
Of particular concern is the delay in publishing an official report on the scale of the cyberattack. Initially, the authorities promised to submit it by the end of October, but 10 days before the end of the month, the date of publication has not been announced. Moreover, now the deadline has shifted to the end of the year.
City Councilor Nick Bankston said that the publication of the report is a top priority for the council, as it will allow for a formal public hearing and ask all the necessary questions about what happened.
The document should contain detailed information about what kind of data the hackers gained access to and what exactly was stolen during the attack. However, Sam Orth has so far refused to give any comments on the matter, including rejecting requests for interviews from NBC4.
Meanwhile, the city authorities provided affected residents with the opportunity to monitor their credit history for free. According to Orta, more than 16,500 people have already used this service. You can register for monitoring until November 29.
Experts note that such slowness in investigating the consequences of a cyberattack may indicate the seriousness of the situation. The delay in publishing the report only increases the anxiety of city residents, whose personal data could have ended up in the hands of attackers.
The situation remains tense: city services are not working at full capacity, the scale of the data breach is unknown, and the timing of the full restoration of systems has not yet been determined. Authorities in Columbus continue to keep citizens in the dark about the real consequences of one of the largest cyberattacks in the city's history.
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