Cyberattack hobbles Atlanta’s server

ATLANTA — A day after a ransomware cyberattack hobbled the city of Atlanta’s computer network, city officials said Friday they were working around the clock to get things up and running again.

The city’s information security team noticed that something was amiss with the city’s server about 5:40 a.m. Thursday and began an investigation.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Friday asked people to be patient as the city works with federal agencies, including the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, as well as private sector partners, to fix the problem, Bottoms said.

The attack included the encryption of some city data and caused failures of numerous city applications, officials said. But it did not affect police and fire emergency response systems, water supply safety or Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, they said.

Bottoms said there is no evidence that any personal information has been compromised, but she urged city employees, residents and others whose data may be in the city’s system to take steps to monitor and protect personal data.