New Orleans Officials Shut Down Government Computers to Thwart Cyber Attack

Computers were offline, offices were closed and city government's website was down as New Orleans officials sought to contain a cyber attack against its network that started in the early morning. By late afternoon, the city had found no sign that any passwords were compromised or data lost in the attack, though an influx of suspicious emails meant city systems would be kept offline temporarily out of what Chief Information Officer Kim LaGrue described as an abundance of caution.