Huntsville Mayor Nancy Alcock has taken to YouTube to update the issue of a cyber-attack on her town.
She notes the town has reopened to the public with limited services and says precautionary measures helped mitigate some of the impact to some of their systems and online applications.
No information was released about a possible ransom demand or which group is responsible for the attack which occurred on March 10.
Alcock says the team is working "diligently" with a team of consultants to get systems back to normal and is doing "everything we can" to resolve the issue.
They are asking those needing services from town hall to call ahead 705-789-1751 to confirm whether the service they’re looking for can be offered at this time.
On March 11, the Town of Huntsville advised that it had experienced a cyber-security issue, which led to the closure of town hall and the library.
“Upon discovering this incident, we initiated our incident response protocol and took immediate steps to isolate impacted systems and take others offline as a precaution” stated a news release.
Cyber-security specialists have been conducting a comprehensive investigation into the cause and extent of the breach.
Several Barrie-area medical clinics were also affected by a cyber-security breaches recently, but it's unknown if the Huntsville and Barrie incidents are connected.
