Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther told city staff that about 70% of the city's IT systems have been fully restored after July's cyber attack.
In a Thursday letter to city staff and residents who signed up to receive updates, Ginther said another 7% of the city’s systems are "partially" restored. Ginther called that “significant progress” in bringing the city’s IT infrastructure back online.
He said the goal is to fully restore systems by the end of October.
The July 18 cyber attack exposed thousands of employees' and residents’ personal data. It also left city systems, including email accounts, down for several days.
International cyber-criminal group Rhysida took credit for the attack.
“Looking ahead, we will continue to repair the damage that was caused by this attack, build a stronger, more secure technological infrastructure and support our residents by empowering them with access to timely and relevant resources and information,” Ginther wrote.
Affected residents can still sign up for two free years of credit and dark web monitoring services and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance. The deadline to enroll through the city is Nov. 29.
