‘A hot mess’: VTA ransomware attack strands riders with disabilities

‘A hot mess’: VTA ransomware attack strands riders with disabilities

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/26/a-hot-mess-vta-ransomware-attack-strands-riders-with-disabilities/

As she got ready to go to work last Monday morning, 40-year-old Amanda Evans expected to see the Valley Transportation Authority paratransit bus she uses for her daily commute pull up outside her Santa Clara home around 8 a.m.

Unbeknownst to Evans, VTA had been struck by a cyberattack over the weekend that had forced the shutdown of many of the transit agency’s core computer systems — including the one that tracks reservations for paratransit service.

‘A hot mess’: VTA ransomware attack strands riders with disabilities

Apr 27, 2021, 1:26pm UTC
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/04/26/a-hot-mess-vta-ransomware-attack-strands-riders-with-disabilities/ > As she got ready to go to work last Monday morning, 40-year-old Amanda Evans expected to see the Valley Transportation Authority paratransit bus she uses for her daily commute pull up outside her Santa Clara home around 8 a.m. > Unbeknownst to Evans, VTA had been struck by a cyberattack over the weekend that had forced the shutdown of many of the transit agency’s core computer systems — including the one that tracks reservations for paratransit service.