'Unusual Activity' Detected In Town of Islip Computer System
The Town of Islip's computer network — including email access — is offline. (Shutterstock)TOWN OF ISLIP, NY — The Town of Islip's computer network ...
The Town of Islip's computer network — including email access — is offline. (Shutterstock)TOWN OF ISLIP, NY — The Town of Islip's computer network — including email access — is offline, after officials said "unusual activity" was detected on the system last week.The activity was detected shortly before 6 a.m. Friday, officials said. The town's security software detected the activity and alerted the IT department that something was amiss, Supervisor Angie Carpenter said."Due to unusual activity detected over the holiday weekend, as a precaution, the Town's computer system was shut down," Carpenter said in a statement posted to the town's website.