June 14, 2024 at 03:00AM
The City of Cleveland faced a cyberattack, leading to the shutdown of systems at City Hall and Erieview Plaza. Key services remained unaffected, and steps were taken to secure and restore affected systems. The city is working with partners to investigate the incident’s nature and scope. The identity of the attackers has not been disclosed.
Based on the meeting notes, here are the key takeaways:
– The City of Cleveland has been dealing with a cyberattack that led to the shutdown of certain systems as a containment measure.
– City Hall and Erieview Plaza were initially closed but have since reopened, with some services still being restored.
– Essential services such as emergency services, public works, public utilities, and online payments were not affected by the cyber incident.
– The Municipal Courts continued to function normally as they are on a different system.
– The city has been working with key partners to investigate the nature and scope of the incident and has confirmed that taxpayer information held by the CCA and customer information held by Public Utilities were not affected.
– The city has not disclosed any information about the identity of the attackers or whether ransomware was used in the attack.
– SecurityWeek has not identified any ransomware or extortion group claiming responsibility for the incident.
These key points provide an overview of the situation and the response of the City of Cleveland to the cyberattack.