Thirsty Hackers Strike Again: Baltimore Becomes Latest City To Face Cyberattack
This is the second attack in a predominately Black city in the last week.
A major cyberattack recently hit Baltimore, making it the second predominantly African-American city to face a major security breach in the last week.
The city’s 911 dispatch system was hacked on Saturday morning, forcing a temporary shutdown of automated dispatching, Mayor Catherine Pugh’s office confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Tuesday. Call center support staff had to manually assist incoming 911 and 311 emergency callers. However, the Computer Aided Dispatch, or CAD, system was fully restored, with help from the FBI, by 2 a.m. on Sunday. An investigation was also launched into the breach that is ongoing, officials said.
The Baltimore breach comes just days after a ransomware attack took over computers in Atlanta on Thursday.
Baltimore 911 dispatch system hacked, investigation underway, officials confirm https://t.co/7vdwV8HFF4 pic.twitter.com/HJnHnHvl6n
— Sun Breaking News (@BaltSunBrk) March 27, 2018
And just like in Atlanta, it is unknown what information was or might have been compromised in the Baltimore attack. Questions about the specific nature of the hack, apprehension of any suspects or any other possible attacks on the city’s emergency response systems in recent years went unanswered by the mayor’s office on Tuesday, the Sun reported.
What is known is that these kinds of cyberattacks can threaten the city’s ability to respond to disasters. Thus, emergency services could be slowed down in the event of major security breaches.
City government cyberattackers can use compromised mobile devices to bombard and overwhelm 911 centers. Attackers can also take control of a system and demand a ransom for its release, the exact type of attack that has been wrecking havoc on systems allowing residents to pay bills and access court documents in Atlanta.
As of now, it’s unclear what kind of specific cyberattack was carried out in Baltimore. The city’s ability to access technology to operate on a back-up system in case of another attack is also unknown.
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95 Photos Of Black People Marching For Our Lives
95 Photos Of Black People Marching For Our Lives
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Source: 26 of 95This is the truth. Our country values gun rights more than the lives of Black and Brown kids. #MarchForOurLives #enough #neveragain #endgunviolence pic.twitter.com/JOtWLoMkL6
— YWCA USA (@YWCAUSA) March 24, 2018
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Source: 28 of 95This is the truth. Our country values gun rights more than the lives of Black and Brown kids. #MarchForOurLives #enough #neveragain #endgunviolence pic.twitter.com/JOtWLoMkL6
— YWCA USA (@YWCAUSA) March 24, 2018
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Source: 30 of 95Advancement Project team hitting the streets for at the March for Our (Black and Brown) lives. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/AMaXBD54Vp
— Advancement Project National Office (@adv_project) March 24, 2018
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Source: 32 of 95Advancement Project team hitting the streets for at the March for Our (Black and Brown) lives. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/AMaXBD54Vp
— Advancement Project National Office (@adv_project) March 24, 2018
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Source: 34 of 95I hope one day I will get as many rights as a gun. - A Black American #marchforourlives pic.twitter.com/5yFiZ18Jid
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— Bradley E. Williams (@B_RadWill) March 24, 2018
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Source: 38 of 95#marchforOURlives Crew @KellyMcCreary @Alyssa_Milano @billprady @jehorowitz @RenaSofer @DannyZuker MY objective today was to look out for too often excluded Brown/Black/Indigenous lives 🖤✊🏽 #blacklivesmatter #GunViolence #PoliceViolence #StephonClark #RekiaBoyd pic.twitter.com/n8Mj9M7Jqs
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Source: 40 of 95#marchforOURlives Crew @KellyMcCreary @Alyssa_Milano @billprady @jehorowitz @RenaSofer @DannyZuker MY objective today was to look out for too often excluded Brown/Black/Indigenous lives 🖤✊🏽 #blacklivesmatter #GunViolence #PoliceViolence #StephonClark #RekiaBoyd pic.twitter.com/n8Mj9M7Jqs
— Kendrick Sampson (@kendrick38) March 24, 2018
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Look what they did.
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— MT (@MasterTainment) March 24, 2018
Look what they did.
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And the world.#MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/WwcZOVDzEq
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MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN#MarchForOurLives @realDonaldTrump #TheResistence #NeverAgainMSD pic.twitter.com/aC7BCUPwnE
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— Pete Haviland-Eduah (@TheNotoriousPHE) March 24, 2018
Inclusiveness is going to be key to see our movements to the finish line.
Had to remind folks of that with my presence today. #MarchForOurLives pic.twitter.com/O2dqDNk9lM
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— Pete Haviland-Eduah (@TheNotoriousPHE) March 24, 2018
Inclusiveness is going to be key to see our movements to the finish line.
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95 Photos Of Black People Marching For Our Lives
Black folks were representing in full force at the dozens of March for Our Lives rallies held across the globe on March 24, 2018, attracting hundreds of thousands of students, activists, celebrities and other world citizens concerned about the disturbing levels of gun violence that plagues the U.S like no other nation. As the disproportionate victims of gun violence in America, Black people made sure their voices were heard. Have a look at the youthful faces of the country's current and future freedom fighters as well as their colorful, clever signs.
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