Security News > 2020 > January > Las Vegas Reports Cyber Attack; Extent of Breach Unclear
2020-01-08 15:08
Las Vegas officials said Tuesday that that a cyber attack breached the city's computer systems, but it wasn't immediately clear if any sensitive data was compromised.
City officials were alerted to the breach around 4:30 a.m., city spokesman David Riggleman told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
The city's information technology department reacted quickly and was taking "Extensive steps" to protect the system, Riggleman said.
Las Vegas will know more about the scope of the breach in a day or two, he said.
The city faces about 279,000 attempts to breach its computer system every month, Riggleman said.
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