Ransomware attack report leaves concern after 30000 users had personal details leaked. The city remains tightlipped about the loss.
City officials postponted the official After-Action Review of Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski.
Candy’s Dirt was able to get a copy of the presentation for the September 6 city council meeting.
The ransomware hack of resources disrupted city operations across the city. Problems occurred for building permits, libraries, and even emergency response operations.
Municipal courts and 311 have also been affected.
Zielinski told Candy’s Dirty they are budgeting eight figures in the FY2024 budget.
This comes after issues with back up of city data causing terabytes of data loss. The data loss caused case load issues where the police could not prosecute cases.
Ransomware Attack Report
The city says this is an ongoing criminal investigation, but will not comment if they paid the ransom.
Dallas Central Appraisal District (DCAD) was also targeted in November 2022. They paid roughly $170000 in ransom. Some say this encourages the attackers.