According to sources, Richardson (a Government organization in Texas) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2024-09-26.
Source 1 | 2024-09-26
“Richardson — home to about 120,000 people — released a statement saying hackers gained access to government servers on Wednesday morning and attempted to encrypt files on the network. “
“The Dallas suburb is dealing with a ransomware attack that has required help from the FBI to resolve.“
““Automated security systems immediately responded, containing the impact to a small number of files,” city officials said. “As a precautionary measure, internal access to City servers has been shut down, currently limiting access to some file systems. The specific type of data compromised is still under assessment, and there is no early indication sensitive data was accessed.” “
“Richardson is attempting to recover from Wednesday's incident by replacing equipment and recovering information from backups. “
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