Security News > 2023 > November > Long Beach, California turns off IT systems after cyberattack
The Californian City of Long Beach is warning that they suffered a cyberattack on Tuesday that has led them to shut down portions of their IT network to prevent the attack's spread. Long Beach is the home to approximately 460,000 people and is the seventh most populous city in California.
Yesterday, the City of Long Beach warned that it suffered a cyberattack on November 14th and engaged a cybersecurity firm to investigate the incident and notified the FBI. The City says that once it detected the attack, it began to take systems offline immediately, which is done to prevent the spread of the attack to other devices.
"Out of an abundance of caution, systems will be taken offline effective immediately during the investigation and potential remediation. Systems are anticipated to be offline for upwards of several days," reads a statement on the City's website.
"City email and phone systems are generally expected to remain available and City Hall and other public facing City facilities will be open as scheduled. Updates regarding the current operations for specific digital services will be available in the near future."
"As the City works to resolve this incident, the public may experience some delays with systems and services, and we appreciate the public's patience and understanding of these inconveniences."
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