Abilene, Texas, replacing infrastructure post cyber attack

The April cyber attack against the city of Abilene, Texas, was ransomware which encrypted and deleted data, officials said Monday, indicating they will not pay a ransom and are rebuilding their IT infrastructure while maintaining essential services.

A “foreign actor” compromised city computer systems, officials said in a news release, at which point on April 18 they shuttered the network. Leaders began working with their insurance company and a cybersecurity attorney and started restoring critical systems, according to the release.

A “known hacking group” communicated and exchanged information on 477 gigabytes of data said to be stolen; the group had accessed administrative credentials and tried to uninstall antivirus software and other protective measures.

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