Cyber attack
QUINCY – Officials from the city of Quincy say no evidence of identity theft or fraud was found after an investigation of a cybersecurity incident that happened in May 2022. A press release issued late Monday afternoon said the city’s municipal operations now are fully functional. “The city appreciates the community’s patience and understanding as…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved three proposals from the technology committee and IT Manager Corey Dean during Monday night’s meeting. Two of them would have prevented the city’s email system from being disrupted last month had they been in place. One proposal was to spend $72,157 with Superion, LLC, for an annual software…
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QUINCY — A Chicago attorney from a national law firm issued a statement Monday morning on behalf of the city of Quincy and the Quincy Public Library, saying the cause of the May 7 cyber attack on the city’s computer systems has not yet been determined. City employees have not received or sent emails on…
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QUINCY — Quincy Mayor Mike Troup says city officials are still investigating how and why the emails for city employees have been unavailable after they discovered a cyber attack on May 7, but he believes light is at the end of the tunnel. “I finally do, yeah,” Troup said after Monday’s City Council meeting. “I’m…
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QUINCY — The Quincy City Council approved spending $24,341 on a new redundant firewall from SecureData Technologies during its meeting Monday night. It won’t fix, however, the current problems with the city’s email system. The computer systems of the City of Quincy were hit with a cyber attack during the weekend. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup…
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QUINCY — The computer systems of the City of Quincy were hit with a cyber attack over the weekend. Quincy Mayor Mike Troup said the attack apparently started at the Quincy Public Library before spreading through other departments. “(The library) shares some servers here (City Hall),” Troup said. “The police noticed their laptops in their…
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