Attack affects other gov't functions, too
By Pei-Sze Cheng [wnbc news]
Suffolk County Asks NYPD for Help After Hack Cripples 911 Call
Center and Police HQ
Ten days after a cyber attack hit Suffolk County computers, much of
the county's police department is still deeply feeling the effects -
and is calling on the NYPD for backup.
The 911 dispatch center at the Suffolk County Police Department
headquarters has been reduced to using pen and paper, after hackers
took down the county government's computers.
"Unfortunately had to go back to our old system where information is
recorded by hand and information is handed to the dispatcher, in
contrast to putting it into a computer-aided system," said Suffolk
County Police Commissioner Rodney Harrison. ....... And it's not
just police hurting as a result. Title searches, an essential part of
real estate closings, have been frozen too. Lawyers and buyers are
trying to proceed with caution.
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https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/suffolk-county-hack-cripples-911-call-center-and-police-hq-as-they-turn-to-nypd-for-help/3871797/
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