Mount Pleasant, SC – On December 12, 2016, at approximately
12:00 p.m., our Information Technology department was made aware of files that
had been encrypted by ransomware. Ransomware encrypts all file types to an
obscure name with 128 bit AES encryption. IT was able to isolate the two infected
computers and remove them from the network. The ransomware was traced back to
an email account that contained the virus.
The Mount Pleasant Police Department’s file system is backed
up on a regular basis. IT restored the directories from these backups. No
evidence has been lost as a result of this incident. The Town of Mount Pleasant
has raised its cyber threat awareness and is taking additional measures to
ensure there are no further incidents.
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