Dallas officials say they will disclose more information about the ransomware attack earlier this year in a report to City Council members on Wednesday.
Zielinski revealed that for at least the last four years the city has been doing simulated training to prepare for how to deal with cyberattacks, including getting guidance from the Department of Homeland Security. He also said the federal government had been putting out advisories since at least March warning of an uptick in cyberattacks targeting local municipalities.
City officials have cited an ongoing criminal investigation into the hacking as reason to release few details of the incident. They also haven’t said if any ransom has been paid to hackers related to the data breach.Broadnax defended the gap in release of information, saying it was necessary for city officials to be as precise as possible about what data had been accessed and who was affected.
“I think the impacts could have been much worse, particularly given the size and breadth of our organization,” Broadnax said. The city reported the data breach to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in August, saying personal information from 30,253 people in Dallas’ self-insured group health plans was exposed during the breach
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