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Mayor says system breach detected over Christmas; city systems restored within days
Summary
Mayor Dorinda Borer told the council a cyber intrusion was detected during the holiday period; officials shut down email and phone systems, used a recent backup to rebuild, and brought in forensic investigators. The city said restoration occurred quickly but the forensic review continues.
Mayor Dorinda Borer told the City Council on Monday that the city detected a breach of IT systems during the Christmas period and took immediate containment steps, shutting down email, phones and other systems while forensic investigators assessed the event.
"On Christmas, literally, during Christmas dinner, I got a call that there was a detection and alert that, there was a breach happening," Mayor Borer said. "We chose to shut…
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