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WASHINGTON — Baltimore's computer network that supports emergency calls was hacked this past weekend and suffered temporary disruption that forced city officials to resort to manual operations to handle calls, the city mayor's office said.
A "limited breach" affecting Baltimore's computer-assisted dispatch system, which is used to support and direct 911 and other emergency calls, was identified Sunday morning, according to Frank Johnson, Baltimore's chief information officer.
The disruption was the second cyber attack on a major U.S. city within the past week, coming just days after Atlanta was struck by a widespread ransomware attack that interrupted bill collection services, downed the airport's wireless internet and impeded other city services. A senior U.S. cyber security official said there were no indications the two attacks were related.
More -- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-s-911-emergency-system-hit-cyberattack-n860876
A "limited breach" affecting Baltimore's computer-assisted dispatch system, which is used to support and direct 911 and other emergency calls, was identified Sunday morning, according to Frank Johnson, Baltimore's chief information officer.
The disruption was the second cyber attack on a major U.S. city within the past week, coming just days after Atlanta was struck by a widespread ransomware attack that interrupted bill collection services, downed the airport's wireless internet and impeded other city services. A senior U.S. cyber security official said there were no indications the two attacks were related.
More -- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/baltimore-s-911-emergency-system-hit-cyberattack-n860876
