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Apr 17, 2024 · Calling 911 is meant to save lives. But the emergency service, and others like it, are also viewed as ripe targets for criminally minded cyber-attackers, according to a new federal assessment – and any vulnerability in those critical networks can expose victims to a multitude of dangerous ripple effects.
Apr 18, 2024 · So far, there’s no indication that the outages were caused by a cyberattack or other malicious act, law enforcement officials told NBC News on Thursday. The outages appear to be related to...
Jun 19, 2024 · State officials say a firewall aimed at thwarting hackers is to blame for a 911 outage in Massachusetts. The 911 system was out for about two hours on Tuesday afternoon.
Jun 19, 2024 · An outage that shut down the 911 system in Massachusetts for two hours on Tuesday was caused by a computer firewall and not due to a cyberattack or hack, a preliminary investigation has...
Apr 18, 2024 · Law enforcement agencies across four states were left scrambling following reports of major 911 outages that saw millions unable to contact authorities late Wednesday. Many of the outages ...
Apr 17, 2024 · (Reuters) -Emergency services on the 911 telephone call line were restored late on Wednesday in parts of the United States, officials said, following a widespread outage across all of South...
Apr 18, 2024 · First responders in cities across the U.S. experienced 911 outages yesterday evening, leading to major disruptions for some public safety departments. Cities like Las Vegas, Henderson, Rapid City, and Del Rio in Texas fell victim to the outage, which reportedly disabled some 911 call-center functions, according to various social media posts.
Apr 18, 2024 · People in four US states were left unable to make 911 calls on Wednesday night after widespread system issues. Many services have now been restored after reports that lines went down for call ...
Apr 18, 2024 · A 911 outage impacted millions of people in Texas, Nevada, Nebraska and South Dakota. Law enforcement officials said there is no indication to show that it was caused by a cyber attack or ...
911 centers have been directly or indirectly attacked in 42 of the 184 cases on SecuLore’s list, the company says. Two dozen involved ransomware attacks, in which hackers use a virus to...
