Brockton Police Department Is Victim Of Cyberattack: Mayor

BROCKTON, MA — A cyberattack hit the Brockton Police Department on Monday, says Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan.

In response, Mayor Sullivan says the department has stopped the use of all computers, and police are working with paper and pen until further notice.

“This event has not halted our ability to respond to emergency calls, patrol the Brockton community, or perform our vital policing functions,” Sullivan’s statement read. “We have no reason to believe this was a targeted attack.”

Sullivan says federal and state law enforcement has already been notified, and the attack is being examined by computer forensic specialists and the city’s internal information technology staff.

Other city departments have taken precautionary measures in response to the attack.

No other information has been made available.