Ransomware Attackers Target Kansas Water Treatment Facility

On Sunday, a cyber attack on a water utility in Arkansas City, Kansas prompted its treatment facility to revert to manual operations. The city manager, Randy Frazer, confirmed that the water supply remains unaffected and safe, with no disruption to Read More …

Cyber attack on city of Wichita limited to police records, internal investigation finds

A ransomware attack that crippled the city of Wichita’s network for more than a month starting in May was limited to a Wichita Police Department records system, city officials said Wednesday. That means the Russian hacker group — LockBit — Read More …

Wichita airport still without Wi-Fi months after cyber attack

It’s been more than three months since a cyber attack on Wichita took the city’s computer systems offline, and one city service is still not completely back to normal. Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport was impacted by May’s attack. The Read More …

Kansas: First responders impacted by City of Wichita cyber attack

The City of Wichita is staying tight-lipped on details about a cyber attack that led to the shutdown of some of its online systems. Getting details on the cybersecurity attack, how it happened and what information could be at risk Read More …

Kansas City SCOUT cameras, highway message boards ‘down until further notice’, officials blame cyber attack

The traffic cameras, tracking systems and message boards used by many throughout the Kansas City metro area are down until further notice due to what officials are calling a cyber attack. Officials with the Kansas City Scout system said early Read More …

Kansas City Area Transit Authority hit by ransom cyber-attack, affecting communications

The Kansas City Area Transit Authority announced this week that is was hit by a ransom cyber-attack. The incident was reported on Tuesday, Jan. 23. KCATA said all service is operating, including fixed-route buss, Freedom and Freedom-On-Demand paratransit service. KCATA Read More …

Kansas court system down nearly 2 weeks in `security incident’ that has hallmarks of ransomware

Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident” and, while they have provided no explanation, experts say it has all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. Read More …