Cyber-attack disrupts utility bill payments in Terrebonne Parish, US
The government of Terrebonne Parish in Louisiana, US, took its systems offline after a cyber-attack. Utility bill payments were disrupted, and work to restore services later proceeded. On 5 October, the investigation into the suspected cyber-attack continued.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Terrebonne Parish
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Systems taken offline and utility bill payments disrupted
- Cause / method
- Suspected cyber-attack
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It became known that the Terrebonne Parish government had taken its systems offline because of a cyber-attack.
- It became known that the cyber-attack had disrupted utility bill payments.
- Work to restore services proceeded after the suspected cyber-attack.
- The investigation into the suspected cyber-attack continued as services were restored.
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