Officials in New Britain, Connecticut, are managing the aftermath of a significant cyber intrusion that has disrupted municipal technology systems for several days. The incident, initially identified early Wednesday morning when staff noticed problems accessing City Hall’s network, has now been classified as a ransomware attack.
At approximately 5 a.m., city employees discovered that internet services had unexpectedly gone offline across multiple departments. In response, New Britain activated its emergency cyber response plan and called in state and federal authorities to evaluate how widespread the damage might be and how best to contain it.
Mayor Bobby Sanchez and city representatives said they are still working to identify exactly which parts of the network were compromised and whether any sensitive data was copied or lost. Federal law enforcement, including the FBI, is actively investigating alongside contracted cybersecurity specialists brought in to stabilize systems and help with recovery efforts.
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