"The Anchorage Police Department said it took a range of actions to address a recent cyberattack on one of its technology service providers. A police department spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the incident relates to a cyberattack involving data migration firm Whitebox Technologies, which alerted the police department of a security incident on January 7. The company did not respond to requests for comment."
"A police department spokesperson told Recorded Future News that the incident relates to a cyberattack involving data migration firm Whitebox Technologies, which alerted the police department of a security incident on January 7. The company did not respond to requests for comment. The city's IT department "shut down the relevant APD servers and disabled the vendor and all third-party service provider access." Anchorage is Alaska's largest city and is home to about 300,000 people."
Anchorage Police Department experienced a cyberattack tied to data migration firm Whitebox Technologies, which alerted the department to a security incident on January 7. The city's IT department shut down the relevant APD servers and disabled the vendor and all third-party service provider access. Whitebox did not respond to requests for comment. Anchorage is Alaska's largest city with about 300,000 residents. As of publication there is no statement on Whitebox's website and no ransomware gang has claimed credit for the attack. The police department took a range of actions and worked with city IT to limit vendor access and contain potential impacts.
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