Raleigh Housing Authority cyber attack
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>> SENSITIVE INFORMATION FOR
MORE THAN 6,000 RESIDENTS COULD
BE AT RISK AFTER A CYBERATTACK
ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS AT THE
RALEIGH HOUSING AUTHORITY.
WR IS BRETT KNESE JOINS US LIVE
TO TELL US HOW QUICK THE
RESPONSE WAS. BUT VARIOUS LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, BRETT?
>> AND YOU'RE ONLY NOW WE'RE
TALKING THE FBI, THE SECRET
SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL GUARD
ALL JUMPING IN TO TRY TO FIGURE
OUT HOW THIS ATTACK HAPPENED.
AND WHO CREATED IT.
>> LESS THAN 3 WEEKS INTO HIS
TENURE AS CEO OF THE RALEIGH
HOUSING AUTHORITY, ASHLEY
LAHMERS JOHNSON IS DEALING WITH
A RANSOMWARE ATTACK ON THEIR
COMPUTER SYSTEMS WERE AT THE
FRONT END OF THE TRYING TO
SELL, FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO WE DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT OF
THE BREACH. WE DON'T KNOW A
WHOLE LOT.
>> AROUND STAFF MEMBERS SHOWED
UP FOR WORK, BUT COULDN'T LOG
INTO THEIR COMPUTER INSTEAD
FINDING A SCREEN WITH A NUMBER
LISTED THE CALL LLAMAS. JOHNSON
SAYS THEY IMMEDIATELY REACHED
OUT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT SHORTLY
AFTER A TEAM OF 7 NATIONAL
GUARD, CYBERSECURITY EXPERTS
WERE DEPLOYED TO THE RALEIGH
HOUSING AUTHORITY OFFICE.
WE DON'T REALLY HAVE A
TIMELINE. IT JUST ALL DEPENDS
ON ON. YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU KNOW,
WHAT'S OF AND WHAT HAPPENED
DURING THE SO
>> ONCE THAT IS DETERMINED WILL
GET ABOUT A SENSE. BUT WE'RE
HOPING A FEW DAYS LLAMAS
JOHNSON SAYS THE BREACH HAS
SHUT DOWN THEIR ONLINE PAYMENT
SYSTEM.
>> THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO PROCESS
NEW APPLICATIONS FOR HOUSING.
THIS CONCERN FOR OF THE FOLKS
THAT WE THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THEM ARE.
>> VULNERABLE YOU KNOW, WANT TO
MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEIR LIVES
ARE IMPACTED SO FAR. IT'S NOT
CLEAR WHAT.
>> OR IF ANY SENSITIVE
INFORMATION WAS STOLEN. WE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. YEAH,
THAT IS POSSIBLE.
>> SO CURRENT RESIDENTS ARE
STILL ABLE TO PAY RENT, BUT
THEY HAVE TO DO SO IN PERSON AT
DROP BOXES LIKE THIS ONE WHEN
IT COMES TO MAINTENANCE, CREWS
ARE STILL TAKING THOSE REQUEST.
RESIDENTS WILL HAVE TO CALL
THE WORK ORDER PHONE NUMBER.
INSTEAD, A LOT OF MOVING PARTS
RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE ONLY IN A