“We invested 12 million in cybersecurity efforts in the last five years. Clearly, based on this, we are going to have to do more,” said Ginther.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The City of Columbus says it is now halfway through its investigation into the July cyberattack.
Since the city’s systems were hacked in the data breach, $7 million has been invested in the response and recovery efforts.
On Thursday, 10TV asked Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther if he anticipates the city asking for additional funds to assist the process over the coming months.
“It’s hard to predict right now. What we continue to do is the exhaustive investigation and partner with our cybersecurity experts, the FBI, homeland security and law enforcement,” said Ginther.
Hundreds of thousands of people’s personal and private information has been exposed on the dark web since the attack.
To taxpayers who may be frustrated by the amount of money spent on the cyberattack response, Ginther emphasized that this is …