Anchorage police department takes servers offline after cyberattack on service provider
TL;DR
The Anchorage Police Department took its servers offline after a cyberattack on its data migration service provider, Whitebox Technologies. The city's IT department disabled vendor access to secure systems.
Source: The Record
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 Jan. 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. On its website, Whitebox Technologies said it has provided services to municipalities in Washington, New Jersey, Oklahoma and Maine. Full Story