Second class-action lawsuit is filed against the city of Columbus [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Frustration is growing after hundreds of thousands of citizens’ personal data was leaked to the dark web after a cyberattack against the city of Columbus.

A second class-action lawsuit was filed against the city.

A foreign cyber threat actor attempted to disrupt the city’s IT infrastructure to deploy ransomware and solicit a nearly $2 million ransom payment from the city. The hacker group Rhysida claimed responsibility for the cyberattack.

Cybersecurity experts say hackers leaked city data on the dark web.

“It’s chilling, the potential ramifications of this breach on our criminal justice system, our judicial system, our firemen and police officers,” said attorney Scott Schiff. “We will get to the truth about what happened in this cyber security attack for the city of Columbus and why they weren’t better protected.”

Representing both city police and firefighters, the …