A citywide state of emergency was declared by the City Council of Suisun City in Northern California.
By Catholics for Catholics
The Suisun City Council declared a state of emergency Saturday after a cyberattack compelled the town to shut down its data technology system.
The attack impacted the communication system of the fire and police departments in the Northern California city, including the use of 911 calls.
Still, City officials said in a statement that the attack presented no looming threat to the public and that all public safety services were kept active. The computer network was shut down to contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation.
On August 8, a citywide state of emergency was declared by the City Council; Suisun city has a population of about 29,000 and is located roughly northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said in a statement, according to the Epoch Times.
City officials found that “malicious software infected and compromised IT systems” on the morning of Aug. 7, according to the statement. The city will now be able to “quickly access emergency support services and to recoup costs incurred as a result of the cybersecurity incident” under the state of emergency, it said.
Officials described the attack as a “cybersecurity incident,” which was aimed at Suisun City’s “critical public safety operations, including 911 routing, police and fire dispatch, records and City services.”
“To contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation, the city shut down its entire IT network,” officials said. “The City swiftly activated its Emergency Operations Center and is working alongside federal, state and regional agencies, including the FBI, Department of Homeland Security and California Office of Emergency Services to maintain emergency services, investigate the incident, and restore systems.”
Although officials did not say where the attack may have originated, they said that there is “no immediate threat to the public” and that emergency services are still active. An investigation into the matter is ongoing, the statement said.
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