Italian city of Palermo shuts down all systems to fend off cyberattack

Palermo is home to about 1.3 million people, the fifth most populous city in Italy. Although local IT experts have been trying to restore the systems for the past three days, all services, public websites, and online portals remain offline. According to multiple local media outlets, the impacted systems include the public video surveillance management, the municipal police operations center, and all of the municipality’s services. Unfortunately, the historical city center requires these passes for entrance, so tourists and local residents are severely impacted. While some were quick to point the finger at Killnet, the cyberattack on Palermo bears the signs of a ransomware attack rather than a DDoS. Read more about it: here