Ransomware Attacks Against Riverside, Ohio, Worse than Initially Thought

Government Technology: Two cyberattacks on Riverside’s fire and police department servers have hamstrung law enforcement in ways previously unknown to the public, including the possibility Riverside could permanently lose access to one of the state’s police computer networks if attacked again, a Dayton Daily News investigation found.

The ransomware cyberattacks in April and May — which have cost the city tens of thousands of dollars — shut down the police department’s records management system used to create and store investigative reports.

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