‘Intrusion’ into city’s email system

MARIA RANTANEN mrantanen@richmond-news com

The City of Richmond is warning the public of unsolicited emails they might receive after what appeared to be an external “intrusion” into its email system

About half a dozen residents received strange, phishing emails mimicking city emails and information in them The city has hired a cyber-security company to tackle the issue

“We were able to lock it down quickly,” said city spokesperson Clay Adams It doesn’t appear, however, the intrusion went further than the email system, and no one’s financial information should be compromised, he added

The emails appear to be an attempt to install malware onto people’s computers