Bucks County ransomware attack takes down emergency dispatch system
The emergency dispatch system of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was out of action for several days owing to a cyber-attack. 911 calls continued to be received, and the authorities later determined that Akira ransomware had been used in the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Bucks County
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Emergency dispatch system down for several days
- Cause / method
- Suspected Akira ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It emerged that a cyber-attack had taken the emergency dispatch system down for several days while 911 calls continued to be received.
- The authorities identified Akira ransomware as the cause of the attack on the emergency dispatch system.
- Bucks County authorities determined that Akira was involved in the incident affecting the 911 dispatch system.
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