I-Team: Was your personal data stolen in Cleveland cyberattack? Questions still unanswered

Ed Gallek
·1 min read

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Cleveland City Hall reopened to the public for a full day on Friday after computer hacking, but the FOX 8 I-Team kept asking about unanswered questions.

The mayor’s office said the reopening has gone well, even as work continues to try to get all computer systems back up and running.

Yet, there’s still no word on whether or not hackers got any of your information.

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Nearly two weeks ago, the city got hit by a ransomware attack.

So on Friday, we checked once more on the investigation. The city had no update for us.

We checked on the big question concerning members of the public. But there’s still no indication from the city if hackers got into records of taxpayers or city employees.

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In the meantime, this week, a local cybersecurity firm said recovering from a cyberattack can take longer than you think.

“Not just municipalities, but organizations as well. We’ve seen where they’ve been ransomwared, or attacked, and kind of fixed things. Then, they’ve been attacked again in six months or a year,” said Alex Hamerstone of TrustedSec. “Just because the hackers get in one way, and you fix that, doesn’t mean that’s the only way to get in.”

The mayor’s office told the I-Team this week that the city will not pay a ransom to the hackers.

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