Long Island Lawmakers Subpoena 4 County Employees In Cyberattack Probe: Report

HAUPPAUGE, NY — A special committee of Suffolk lawmakers voted unanimously on Monday to subpoena four county workers who declined to be interviewed about the Sept. 8 cyberattack, Newsday reported.

The names and departments of the workers, who are all involved in information technology functions, were not revealed, the outlet reported.

“We had contact with a number of county employees who have relevant information,” the committee’s special counsel, former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Richard Donoghue said. "They indicated either directly or through their counsel that they did not want to submit to voluntary interviews.”

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Suffolk was hit with a ransomware attack on Sept. 8 that prompted officials to remove all web-based applications as they investigated and worked to restore security. Most services have been restored.

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