The City of New Orleans has declared a state of emergency following a cyber attack GettyThe City of New Orleans has suffered a cybersecurity attack serious enough for Mayor LaToya Cantrell to declare a state of emergency. State of emergency declared by City of New OrleansDuring a press conference, Mayor Cantrell confirmed that this was a ransomware attack. Ransomware attacks against government targetsThe ransomware attack that has hit New Orleans follows another that targeted the state of Louisiana in November. Louisiana school district computers were also taken offline, and a state of emergency declared, in response to a ransomware attack in July. The New Orleans attack could well have been "initiated in parallel with the recent Louisiana attack," according to Bastable.

Source: Forbes December 14, 2019 11:48 UTC