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City of Columbus addresses cybersecurity incident affecting IT services

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Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, City of Columbus | City of Columbus website

Mayor Andrew J. Ginther, City of Columbus | City of Columbus website

The City of Columbus is addressing a cybersecurity incident and working diligently to restore its systems. The city's Department of Technology identified an abnormality unrelated to the global IT outage while monitoring its systems on Thursday, July 18. The department took swift action to significantly limit potential exposure, which included severing internet connectivity.

This proactive protective action has resulted in outages to some resident-facing IT services, which may take time to restore. However, the city’s 9-1-1 and 311 systems, as well as employee payroll, remain operational.

The city has engaged law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to eradicate the threat, comply with applicable laws, and limit further risk. If individuals are impacted, they will receive notification.

City Hall

90 West Broad Street

Columbus, Ohio 43215

Phone: (614) 645-3111

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