Rhysida attack disrupts Columbus city services
A Rhysida ransomware attack forced the city of Columbus to take systems offline, disrupting city services and later leading to a data leak.
- Service
- City of Columbus, Ohio
- Date
- 29 July 2024
- Cause
- Cyberattack
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- major
- Region
- Global
- Source
- Infosecurity Magazine ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “Rhysida attack disrupts Columbus city services”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 29 Jul 2024. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2024-07-29-city-of-columbus-ohio-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: Infosecurity Magazine, https://infosecurity-magazine.com/news-features/top-cyber-attacks-2024.
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