The City of Knoxville, Tennessee, was forced to shut down its entire computer network following a ransomware attack that took place overnight and targeted the city’s offices.

Knoxville has a population of over 180,000, it’s Tennessee’s third-largest city after Nashville and Memphis, and it’s also part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Statistical Area, with a reported population of almost 870,000 in 2015.

Computers on Knoxville’s network were encrypted overnight, with the attack being noticed by employees of the city’s fire department around 4:30 AM, June 11, according to Chief Operations Officer David Brace.

Source: Bleeping Computer

Source: https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2020/06/12/ransomware-attack-leads-city-of-knoxville-to-shut-down-network/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ransomware-attack-leads-city-of-knoxville-to-shut-down-network