This weekend the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, was subject to a cybersecurity attack to its data centers, a UG spokesman stated.
The Unified Government has been working diligently to restore services and data access, a UG news release stated.
Community members may visit the UG’s website at wycokck.org or call 3-1-1 for updates on services that have been affected.
According to the UG spokesman, this is a fluid situation with an ongoing assessment of the damage underway.
“We are actively working with the US Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Mid-America Regional Council cybersecurity task force to determine what data, if any, may have been compromised,” the UG news release stated.
The UG anticipated that some services could be affected, the spokesman stated.
The UG website is still accessible, and updates will be provided as they are available, according to the spokesman.
- Information from the UG