City of Dallas Hit by Royal Ransomware – Police Officers Return to Radios, Pen and Paper

A ransomware attack on Dallas (TX), one of the biggest cities in the US, this
week compromised critical systems, including emergency services.

Hackers breached Dallas IT systems early Wednesday, affecting police
communications and other services.

“Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security
Operations Center (SOC) that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within
our environment,” city officials said in a statement [dallascitynews.net].

The Mayor and C