Attleboro Mass cyberattack impacting citys IT systems NBC Boston

pCity officials and police in Attleboro Massachusetts say they are investigating a cybersecurity incident that has taken several of the citys information technology systems offlineppCity leaders are working with cybersecurity specialists the citys insurer and state and federal partners to identify the cause and begin restoring services the city said in a statement Thursday afternoonppStream NBC10 Boston news for free 247 wherever you areppPublic safety services remain operational and the police said residents should continue to call 911 for any emergencies For nonemergency needs they said residents can call the police department business line at 5082232950 or the fire department business line at 5083998693ppAll other phone lines to the City of Attleboro and the Attleboro Police Department are not functioning Additionally email service is down citywide affecting all employees and departmentsppAttleboro City Hall remains open during normal business hours and staff are available to assist residents with daytoday needs during this outage including paper forms and offline bill and tax payments But they said some city departments might not be able to perform certain tasks until all systems have been restoredppResidents should expect delays and are asked to be patient while staff work through temporary or paperbased procedures the city saidppAttleboro police and fire are continuing to respond to emergency calls without interruption and other area departments can still reach them through normal mutual aid channelsppIndepth news coverage of the Greater Boston and New England areappOur priority is maintaining emergency services and keeping the public informed Attleboro Mayor Cathleen DeSimone said in a statement We are taking direct steps to manage this incident and will continue regular updates as work continuesppThe Attleboro Public Schools have not been affected by this incident officials saidp