“A state of emergency announcement has been issued,” Cantrell wrote on her Twitter account.
A declaration of a state of emergency has been filed with the Civil District Court in connection with today's cyber security event. pic.twitter.com/UtpGtu2aNm
- Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) December 13, 2019It is noted that the computers used by the city authorities were attacked by ransomware viruses.
On July 20, hackers managed to hack into Scotland Yard's email inbox.