According to sources, Douglas County 911, CAD System (a Public Safety organization in Nebraska) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-10-04.
Source 1 | 2022-10-04
“Early Sunday morning a virus made its way into Douglas County’s 911 system. Staff are trained to answer and dispatch calls using the computer system but are also trained to do the job the pre-computer way.“
““Our primary systems were online at all times so we were still able to answer calls, we were still able to use radio to dispatch those calls so people were still able to call 911 for assistance and assistance still able to get to them,” said Kyle Kramer.“
“"...instead of using the computer system 911 staff had to go old school writing down information on cards and then handing the information to dispatchers. They had to bring in extra staff to get the extra work done...the systems that were impacted are tools that make things easier and more efficient for our dispatchers,” “
“Officials say they did not pay any ransom and the major issues were fixed later the same day. Douglas County officials say they are still working to restore administrative tools all of the 911 primary systems and sub-systems have been restored.“
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