The city launched an investigation with the help of cybersecurity firms, but hasn’t managed to identify who is behind the attack.
A sign on the door explained there are citywide system outages.
At this time, 911 emergency services and calls are not affected but residents still can't fill out a police report online, which is leading to long lines this week at the police department - for people looking for help with police reports.
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