Mum is the Word on Green River Ransomware Attack

GREEN RIVER — Three months after the City of Green River was subjected to a ransomware attack that crippled its computer systems, details about how the city is recovering from the attack remain scant.

Chris Meats, the city’s finance director, declined to answer questions posed by SweetwaterNOW regarding how much the city has spent in recovering from the attack and if there is an estimate to how close the city is to having completely recovered from the attack. Meats did say the city continues making progress but said an investigation into the attack continues and couldn’t comment more than he already has due to attorney-client confidentiality.

On June 25 , Meats confirmed the ransomware attack to SweetwaterNOW, admitting it had crippled the city’s systems. He also said they didn’t have