According to sources, Suffolk County Government & Police Department (a Public Safety organization in New York) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2022-09-08.
Source 1 | 2022-09-08
“"Suffolk County government's websites and emails — including the police department — were offline Thursday night in what officials called a “cyber intrusion,” “
“"Some county websites could not be accessed and emails bounced back from areas like the highly-trafficked police department's Public Information Bureau"“
““The systems will remain offline while we verify and assess the ongoing situation,” she said. "Critical public safety functions such as 911, however, will be maintained."“
Source 2 | 2022-10-03
“The ALPHV or BlackCat post...was: “The Suffolk County Government was attacked. Along with the government network, the networks of several contractors were encrypted as well. Due to the fact that Suffolk County Government and the aforementioned companies are not communicating with us, we are publishing sample documents extracted from the government and contractor network.”“
““The total volume of extracted files exceeds 4TB,” it said. TB in computer terms stands for terabyte... “Extracted files include Suffolk County Court records, Sheriff’s Office records, contracts with the State of New York and other personal data of Suffolk County citizens. We also have huge databases of Suffolk County citizens extracted from the clerk.county.suf. domain in the County administration....“The post...was accompanied by screencaps of various files that appear to have been exfiltrated from county systems.” “
“The Suffolk County Police Department called upon the New York City Police Department for help and it sent 10 operators to assist the Suffolk department’s Communications Section.“
Source 3 | 2022-10-05
“The breach appears to be the most high-profile cyberattack ever against a government entity on Long Island. “
“Both the Suffolk County Police Department headquarters in Yaphank and Suffolk County Sheriff’s office in Riverhead have been caught up in the cyberattack.“
““... Derek Poppe, assistant deputy commissioner for public affairs, who noted that 911 is up and running. “The SCPD has partnered with the New York State Police to ensure a seamless continuity of services. In addition, we are doing live-scan at State Police barracks across the Island, meaning that when an arrest happens, SCPD officers process them at the NYS police barracks, including fingerprinting. Troopers are also helping members of the department with running data during traffic stops such as running plates, identifying arrest history, warrants, VIN numbers, stolen cars, etc.”“
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