Hoboken, New Jersey, slowly recovering from Thanksgiving week cyberattack
Hoboken, New Jersey, is slowly restoring online services after a ransomware attack before Thanksgiving forced officials to close City Hall and shut down all digital city services.
Hoboken municipal court and citywide street cleaning services, which were also disrupted by the cyberattack, CBS reported, returned to normal operations on Monday.
“The City of Hoboken continues to work in partnership with federal law enforcement, the Hoboken Police Department, the City’s IT Division, and third-party IT specialists to investigate and restore services following the Nov. 26 cyber attack,” the city posted in an update on Sunday.
The majority of services for city residents remain available online, according to the post, including sale of parking permits and other services provided by vendors. The city also said it will hold regular hours for its parking services, including accepting cash or checks.
Hoboken city officials urged residents to contact city departments and divisions by phone because some city systems, including email and Wi-Fi, are still being restored. The city hasn’t disclosed whether a cybercriminal organization has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The day before Thanksgiving last week, warned on city websites and social media that the cyberattack could cause a range of outages and service shutdowns ahead of the holiday.
Hoboken, located across the Hudson River from New York City and home to roughly 57,000 residents, is a busy transit hub for commuters in the tri-state area, which includes Connecticut and New York.
The Garden State is no stranger to cyberattacks. Last month, American Water Works Company, a New Jersey company that provides water to more than 14 million people, suffered a cyberattack that disrupted the company’s billing systems. And last July, New Jersey City University was attacked by the Rhysida ransomware gang, causing major disruptions just before the start of the 2024 school year.
