Authorities: Likely cyberattack hits city of Madison website, email, law enforcement computers
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Authorities in Wisconsin say a likely cyberattack has affected the city of Madison's website and email system, as well as computers used by law enforcement countywide.
Dane County Emergency Management said the city began experiencing a high volume of Internet activity consistent with an outside attack late Monday.
The apparent attack comes three days after a Madison police officer on Friday shot and killed an unarmed 19-year-old. Similar attacks have occurred in other communities after officer-involved shootings, including in Ferguson, Missouri, after the death of Michael Brown.
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Madison police told the Wisconsin State Journal that the department's officers experienced problems for about an hour. The newspaper reports the city's website was back online around 9:45 p.m. after several hours of down time.
It was not immediately clear who was responsible.