'Unusual activity' forces shutdown of all Town of Islip computers

All Town of Islip computers were shut down early Black Friday due to what's being called "unusual activity."Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter s...

December 2, 2022
10:52 AM

All Town of Islip computers were shut down early Black Friday due to what's being called "unusual activity."Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter says an issue was first detected on the day after Thanksgiving at around 5:50 a.m."They noticed unusual activity so I don't know if I would term it a hack or a breach, but it didn't seem right," Carpenter says.The planned shutdown affected the town's 1,000 computers and disrupted the phones, which have some sporadic outages.Employees were asked not to use their town computers Monday, and people who live in Islip were directed to the town's website or to call the main number while they investigated what happened.

News 12 Staff