"City of Dallas Details Ransomware Attack Impact, Costs"
"City of Dallas Details Ransomware Attack Impact, Costs"
The City of Dallas has recently announced that an $8.5 million budget has been approved to support the restoration of its systems following a ransomware attack that happened in May 2023. The attack was identified on May 3, when the cybercrime gang named Royal started deploying file-encrypting ransomware on multiple systems. The investigation launched into the matter has revealed that the attackers had access to the city’s network for roughly a month before that.