While officials say safety operations weren't impacted, many other systems remain offline, with the phone to the mayor's office going to a rapid busy signal as late of Friday.
Mayor Bobby Sanchez said in a statement Friday he hopes systems will be brought back online through the weekend and coming week. The scope of the network infrastructure impacted is still unknown, Sanchez said, and it's uncertain how much data has been taken and needs to be recovered.
He noted the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the FBI and independent cybersecurity experts all were assisting with the recovery efforts and investigating the cause of the attack.
"As part of this ongoing investigation, we are working to determine which portions of the city's network infrastructure were impacted," Sanchez stated. "That process takes time, and I want to thank our collective team for working 24/7 to ensure that it is done carefully and correctly. Based on current assessments, we anticipate beginning to bring certain systems back online this weekend, with continued progress thereafter.
"The city takes this matter extremely seriously. We are working closely with state and federal authorities and cybersecurity professionals to secure our systems, protect information, and ensure a full and responsible recovery."
There will be no disruption of emergency services during the process, Sanchez said, adding he will continue to provide more updates as the investigation continues.
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