CITY OF VALDEZ, ALASKA
PRESS RELEASE
FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2018
4:00 PM
A computer virus that has recently been surfacing across the nation and recently struck the Mat-SU Borough was detected in the computer infrastructure at the City of Valdez early Friday morning. All city computers and servers are currently shut down and city email is unavailable at this time in order to prevent further compromise. The city has met with the FBI Cyber Crimes Unit to help isolate and identify the virus.
All emergency services such as police and fire remain operational and fully functional. The City of Valdez telephone system and website are operational.
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