Another Local Gov in Metro Atlanta Suffers Cyberattack

guest · Jan 12, 2020

Another Local Gov in Metro Atlanta Suffers Cyberattack
Cyberattacks have recently targeted the computer system in Dunwoody
January 10, 2020
https://www.govtech.com/security/Another-Local-Gov-in-Metro-Atlanta-Suffers-Cyberattack.html

Cyber attackers recently targeted the computer system in the city of Dunwoody, Ga., adding to the growing list of metro Atlanta governments that have come under siege online.

Dunwoody officials said Thursday that no data was compromised during the ransomware attack, which was detected on Christmas Eve and is now under investigation by the FBI. The intrusion was quickly identified by staff, which worked with the city’s computer security contractors at InterDev to shut down servers and disconnect computers in order to limit the impact of the attack.

“As soon as we detected a problem, we took immediate steps to protect the city’s infrastructure,” Ashley Smith, InterDev’s director of government services, said in a news release. “Data back-ups were used to fully restore systems with no loss.”
The attack made Dunwoody just the last metro Atlanta government to be targeted by cyber attackers in recent years.
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guest · Jan 26, 2020

Cyber attack is estimated cost to Dunwoody at least $80K
January 26, 2020
https://www.reporternewspapers.net/...k-is-estimated-cost-to-dunwoody-at-least-80k/

The Christmas Eve cyber attack that forced the shutdown of the city of Dunwoody’s computers for several days cost at least $80,000.

The City Council at its Jan. 26 meeting is expected to vote on a payment of $79,853 to its IT contractor, InterDev, to cover emergency purchases and services needed to fight off the cyber attack. Assistant City Manager Jay Vinicki is also asking the council to approve an extra $45,000 in case more costs associated with the cyber attack are found, for a total of $125,000.
The city has a five-year contract with InterDev for nearly $3.8 million, Vinicki said.

Unknown criminals penetrated the city’s computer systems with “ransomware,” according to the city. Police Chief Grogan declined to give details on Dunwoody’s ransomware attack or what it did to the city’s networks. The city’s police department and FBI are investigating.
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