According to sources, New Bedford Police Department (a Public Safety organization in Massachusetts) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-01-27.
Source 1 | 2022-01-27
“• “The New Bedford police have shared details of a ransomware attack they were the subject of Thursday morning.” • “The attack was limited to a few individual work stations and servers used by the department, but no other City departments were effected.” • “The 911 emergency response system did not lose service from the attack and no users were effected.” • “At this time it is believed that no data was accessed or stolen through the attack, and a cybersecurity response plan has begun. Federal law enforcement agencies have also been notified.” • “There was never a ransom demand sent to, or received by the police department.” “
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