Beckley, West Virginia hit by cyberattack
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Beckley, a city in West Virginia near the Virginia border with over 17,000 residents, announced on social media that it is grappling with a cyberattack, joining a growing list of small U.S. governments targeted by cyber crime.
City officials are actively investigating the breach to ascertain its full extent and potential data impacts, but have not confirmed if it involved ransomware or the identity of the attackers.
The mayor acknowledged the incident without specifying a recovery timeline. No details are disclosed about impacted systems, nature of attack or any data breached. But given that it's a lengthy recovery process, it's quite possible that they were hit by ransomware.
