New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called a press conference Friday to declare a state of emergency after the city fell victim to a major ransomware infection.
The most populous city in the state of Louisiana, New Orleans is the latest victim in a long string of ransomware attacks directed at city infrastructures across the United States this year.
The attack crippled the municipality, forcing city employees to disconnect all the computer systems, including servers, and halt all work, the mayor said at Friday’s press conference. The attackers reportedly made no ransom demands. This could suggest the strike was meant to cause disruption and economic damage – which might point to a nation state-sponsored hack.
