The City of Wichita, Kansas, revealed that a ransomware attack over the weekend prompted it to shut down sections of its network.
With 400,000 residents, Wichita is the largest city in Kansas and among the top 50 largest cities in the US.
The City acknowledged the attack on Sunday, May 5, when ransomware encrypted their IT systems, in an uncommon show of openness. The City responded to the attack by turning off its computer network to stop the malware from infecting other devices.
Whether data has been stolen is unknown at this time. On the other hand, ransomware gangs frequently use hacked networks to steal data for days at a time read more City of Wichita shuts down IT network after ransomware attack.
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