Central Texas 911 Systems Hacked
INCIDENT
A cyberattack threatened to shut down Central Texas' 911 call system Sunday. Intermittent 911 outages were the result of a denial-of-service attack in which hackers flooded call centers with robocalls. The attack caused technical difficulties in Austin, Cedar Park, Hays County and Lakeway.
CAPCOG said it was notified about the hack around 1 p.m. by Round Rock's 911 call center. It determined the robocalls came from AT&T numbers, so it worked with the provider to identify and disconnect them. Normal operations were restored around 8 p.m.
CAPCOG said the attack disrupted service at call centers in at least seven of its 10-county area, affecting 21 law enforcement and first-response agencies in Central Texas.
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified