The city of Joplin, Missouri, US, announced a few days ago that it was hit in July by a ransomware attack. Computer servers and programs that operated the city’s online services were closed down on July 7, 2021. Joplin’s internet-based telephone system was restored two days later. Cybersecurity firms hired to recover the city’s information technology systems have restored nearly every system needed to resume normal operations, including the city’s COVID-19 dashboard, online utility payments and court functions, Edwards said.
“An insurer has paid $320,000, to someone not identified, to keep any sensitive information obtained as a result of the cyberattack from being exposed”, said City Manager Nick Edwards in the statement.
“No additional information about the breach will be disclosed now because making more information available to the public could harm the investigation and expose the city to future risks or attacks”, the statement said.
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