New York City s transit authority was hacked by Chinese attackers in April, it emerged on Wednesday - the same day as a ferry company serving islands off Massachusetts announced their attack.
New York transit system targeted by Chinese-linked hackers: Officials
Officials said in a statement that that agency received an alert from the FBI and other federal agencies saying three of its 18 computer systems were put at risk.
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A passenger sits with a laptop computer aboard a subway train in Manhattan, New York. (File photo| AFP) By Associated Press
WASHINGTON: Hackers infiltrated computer systems for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York, setting off a scramble to counter a potentially crippling cyberattack against North America’s largest transit system, MTA officials confirmed on Wednesday.
The officials said in a statement that that agency received an alert from the FBI and other federal agencies saying three of its 18 computer systems were put at risk.
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MTA Hack
New York s Metropolitan Transportation Authority computer systems was hacked, triggering an onslaught on the largest transit system in North America, according to NY Times.
The agency received an alert from the FBI and other government agencies that three of its 18 computer systems had been attacked.
The MTA insisted it would stop the attack as soon as possible. According to the company, a subsequent forensic review found that no critical information was stolen and that rail service for millions of passengers each day and other activities were not compromised or disrupted at any time.