According to sources, City of Pembroke Pines (a Government organization in Florida) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-01-24.
Source 1 | 2022-01-24
“• “The city of Pembroke Pines has fallen victim to cyber criminals, becoming the latest in South Florida to be targeted in a rising wave of ransomware attacks.” • “The ransomware attack happened about Jan. 13, according to city spokeswoman Marianne Wohlert. The city so far won’t say which services were affected, but acknowledged the ransomware has “impacted our ability to access certain city computer systems.” • “City officials said the crime was reported to the FBI and U.S. Secret Service, which handles cyber crime. Pembroke Pines notified city commissioners about the cyber attack this week, indicating the city’s computers were only “down for a short period of time,” some commissioners said.” • “Whether anyone’s personal data was breached is unclear. “Should our investigation determine that personal information was affected by this incident, we will provide notice to individuals as required,” Wohlert said.” “
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