The city of Knoxville, Tenn. is reeling from a ransomware attack that knocked the city s network offline and prevented police officers from responding to non-life-threatening traffic crashes. The incident occurred Wednesday and shuttered systems until Thursday. The city’s internal IT network, public website and court systems were also affected. Local reports point to a spear-phishing email, which was opened by a city employee. No financial or personal information was compromised, according to the city. According to local news reports, the city has received an unspecified ransom demand from attackers.
Source: https://threatpost.com/knoxville-ransomware-attack-leads-to-it-network-shutdown/156537/