{"id":220923,"date":"2026-05-27T07:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/town-of-alexandria-victim-of-cybersecurity-breach-wjle-radio\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T07:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:03:00","slug":"town-of-alexandria-victim-of-cybersecurity-breach-wjle-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/27\/town-of-alexandria-victim-of-cybersecurity-breach-wjle-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Town of Alexandria Victim of Cybersecurity Breach \u2013 WJLE Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

Town of Alexandria Victim of Cybersecurity Breach \u2013 WJLE Radio<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-05-27 07:03:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. May 27, 2026Dwayne PageAn investigation is underway in a Town of Alexandria cyber security breachThe incident was detected last Thursday by city hall clerk Jessica Howard \u00a0and the issue was discussed during Tuesday night\u2019s monthly meeting of the mayor and aldermen.According to Howard the town hall\u2019s computers were hacked and through the city\u2019s Amazon account, thieves placed orders for three cameras and an Ipad. Two of the cameras were shipped to an address in New York. \u00a0Although it was a close call, the city will not be out any money.\u201cLast Thursday, I came in and while placing an order for some paint I noticed a tablet was ordered so I cancelled it really fast and notified Amazon and Police Chief \u00a0Mike Henderlight,\u201d said Howard.\u00a0\u201cThey (hackers) were able to get into Amazon and they ordered three cameras and an Ipad and two of them (cameras) were being shipped to an address in New York. The phone number used was tracked to a Verizon number in Gallatin. \u00a0They only got us \u00a0(city) for $748.18 (for one computer) but the bank is returning that one. The second one (computer) was cancelled by Amazon before it charged us but they (hackers) still received the item. The tablet was cancelled and no money was taken from that. \u00a0After Amazon was notified our account was put on lockdown,\u201d said Howard.According to Howard the town\u2019s bank accounts were also hacked. \u201cThey were able to get into the bank accounts but they did\u00a0 not take any money. They just changed our email address\u201d.After the discovery was made, Mayor Jeff Ford said \u00a0Winslow Enterprises, an IT company which serves \u00a0Watertown were contacted.\u201cWe used the IT guys who provide services for Watertown to come over. \u00a0They turned the computers back on and one by one and corrected the issue and put some protections in place,\u201d said Mayor Ford.Winslow Enterprises has submitted a proposal for complete managed IT, email, security, and data protection platforms for a monthly investment of $797.Chief Miller said the cyber security breach is under investigation.\u201cI am working with an investigator out of New York. There have been subpoenas submitted,\u201d he said.
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