Accela Civic Platform Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-61770)

Accela Civic Platform is a cloud-based solution for Accela's applications to modernize city systems for land management and code enforcement, increased citizen engagement and mobile information access. The vulnerability stems from the lack of proper validation of client-side data by the WEB...

Accela Civic Platform 跨站脚本漏洞

Accela Civic Platform is a cloud-based solution for Accela's applications to modernize city systems for land management and code enforcement, increased citizen engagement and mobile information access. The vulnerability stems from the lack of proper validation of client-side data by the WEB...

Knoxville Ransomware Attack Leads to IT Network Shutdown

The city of Knoxville, Tenn. is reeling from a ransomware attack that knocked the city’s network offline and prevented police officers from responding to non-life-threatening traffic crashes. The incident occurred Wednesday and shuttered systems until Thursday. Also impacted was the city’s intern...

Cyberattack Downs Pensacola's City Systems

The city of Pensacola, Fla., said it has been hit by a cyberattack that shut down the city’s computer networks and affected its systems. The attack occurs just days after a shooting occurred Friday at U.S. military base Naval Air Station Pensacola, leaving three dead. Pensacola’s mayor, Grover...

Protecting Against Ransomware Attacks: A Checklist

Sometimes all it takes is a malicious email to infect an entire municipality with ransomware, freezing important city systems from water utilities or websites. That was the case with the Florida city of Riviera Beach, which paid hackers $600,000 after being hit by a ransomware attack that downed...