Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s office today confirmed that the city’s computer systems were attacked nearly a month ago. In a memo sent to cit

Birmingham confirms city computers were attacked last month

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2024-04-04 01:30:33

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s office today confirmed that the city’s computer systems were attacked nearly a month ago.

In a memo sent to city employees this afternoon, Woodfin’s office provided a brief update on the network disruption, and acknowledged for the first time that hackers accessed the city’s computer systems. AL.com obtained a copy of the memo.

“This process is ongoing; however, based on the investigation thus far, we understand that an unknown third party gained access to our systems for a period of time,” according to the memo sent to employees by Rick Journey, the mayor’s communications director.

Officials said the problems began on March 6 when they observed unexpected activity that disrupted operations of some computer systems.

“Upon learning of the unexpected activity, we took steps to confirm the security of our network,” the memo reads. “We are working to restore full functionality to our systems as soon as possible.”