City of Columbus reaches agreement with cybersecurity expert [Video]

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The City of Columbus announced it has reached an agreement with the cybersecurity expert who revealed details of the cyberattack on the city over the summer.

City Attorney Zach Klein said his office and Connor Goodwolf agreed to permanently extend a preliminary injunction signed in September that protects sensitive data exposed in the cyberattack from being disseminated. Goodwolf, which is not his legal name and one he uses in interviews, will still be allowed to have a dialogue with the city about the breach. The city also agreed to drop its civil lawsuit against Goodwolf.

The city says Goodwolf is still allowed to discuss what kind of data was exposed, but he isn’t allowed to share anything that has personal identifiable information such as social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, bank account information and other sensitive information. He’s also not banned …