Cybersecurity
Hackers Hit Dallas City Servers, Limiting Some Police and IT Systems
- ‘Royal’ hacking group previously hit Dallas school district
- City officials ask for patience during recovery period
Downtown Dallas, Texas.
Photographer: Ben Torres/Bloomberg
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Dallas is experiencing IT and police communication outages following a ransomware attack on municipal systems.
City officials said in a statement Wednesday that hackers had compromised “a number of servers” and that they were working with vendors to try to control the spread of malware. With a ransomware attack, hackers lock up victims’ data or knock services offline, then demand an extortion payment.