The City of Columbus fell victim to a cyberattack in July.
The hacker group Rhysida claimed responsibility for the attack, which resulted in hundreds of thousands of private citizens’ information being put on the dark web.
Last month, Mayor Andrew Ginther said the majority of the data stolen by the hackers was either corrupted or encrypted, meaning it was likely useless. Hours later, cybersecurity expert Connor Goodwolf found 400,000 people’s private information was on the dark web. Goodwolf is a name he goes by for interviews and it is not his real name.
Last week, Goodwolf told 10TV he found that the Columbus police crime matrix is downloadable. That database includes witness, victim and suspect information from any police report in the last 10 years. It also shows undercover police reports. The city filed for the temporary restraining order against Goodwolf Thursday morning and it was granted later in the …