Security News > 2021 > August > Boston Public Library discloses cyberattack, system-wide technical outage
The Boston Public Library has disclosed today that its network was hit by a cyberattack on Wednesday, leading to a system-wide technical outage.
It is the third-largest public library in the United States behind the federal Library of Congress and the New York Public Library, based on the total number of items it holds.
"The library is currently experiencing a significant system outage and online library services that require login are unavailable," a notice on the library's site currently reads.
"On Wednesday morning, 8/25, the Boston Public Library experienced a systemwide technical outage due to a cybersecurity attack, pausing public computer and public printing services, as well as some online resources," the library states.
Co/Ovx9jlaZJL. - Boston Public Library August 27, 2021 IT staff now restoring impacted systems and services.
A Boston Public Library spokesperson was not available for comment when BleepingComputer reached out earlier today for more details on the nature of the attack.