Data from the city of Collegedale was leaked this week after the city’s computer systems were hacked, a spokesperson said.
“Safety measures were in place that allowed the city to quickly recover the data and restore all its systems,” spokesperson Bridgett Raper said in an email Tuesday. “The city is continuing to work with its IT provider to assure all data has been accurately restored.”
It’s unclear if, or how, the city’s systems were affected as a result of the hack. Raper did not respond to additional questions Wednesday following the city’s statement.
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A folder with more than 4,000 documents that appear to be taken from the city’s internal system was posted on the dark web Sunday or Monday, Brett Callow, a threat analyst at New Zealand-based information security company Emsisoft, said in a phone interview Monday.