Plainfield’s computer network has been shut down and isolated while police investigate a potential cybersecurity breach, according to an October 29 WINY Radio report citing Police Chief Mario Arriaga.
The town’s cybersecurity protection system took the network offline as a precaution to help prevent further potential threats, WINY reported. Arriaga said investigators were still determining what happened and whether any information or systems had been compromised.
According to the report, the department is working with appropriate professionals to assess the situation and restore network operations safely. No restoration timetable was provided in the account reviewed by Eastern CT News.
Arriaga said Plainfield police officers would continue providing public-safety services during the investigation, WINY reported. That assurance does not establish the operating status of every municipal office, online payment system or other town service.
The chief also emphasized the town’s responsibility to protect information entrusted to it and said updates would be released when they could be shared without compromising the investigation, according to WINY.
The available account describes a potential breach; it does not establish that information was stolen, identify an attacker or confirm ransomware. Eastern CT News has not independently verified those matters. This AI-prepared report is based on WINY’s written account; the town homepage and police department page reviewed for this article did not provide a separate incident update.