Hoboken, New Jersey is slowly recovering from the Thanksgiving week cyberattack

Hoboken, New Jersey, is slowly restoring online services after a ransomware attack before Thanksgiving forced officials to close City Hall and suspend all digital city services.

The Hoboken Municipal Court and citywide street cleaning services, which were also impacted by the cyberattack, according to CBS, returned to normal operations Monday.

“The City of Hoboken continues to work with federal law enforcement, the Hoboken Police Department, the City IT Department and outside IT specialists to investigate and restore services following the November 26 cyberattack,” the city wrote in an update on Sunday.

According to the post, most services for city residents remain available online, including parking permit sales and other services provided by vendors. The city also said it will maintain regular hours for its parking services, including accepting cash and checks.

Hoboken city officials urged residents to contact city departments and departments by phone as some city systems, including email and Wi-Fi, are still being restored. The city has not disclosed whether a cybercriminal claimed responsibility for the attack.

The day before Thanksgiving last week, the city’s websites warned and social media that the cyberattack could result in a series of outages and service disruptions ahead of the holidays.

Hoboken, located across the Hudson River from New York City and home to approximately 57,000 residents, is a busy transportation hub for commuters in the tri-state area that includes Connecticut and New York.

The Garden State is no stranger to cyberattacks. Last month, American Water Works Company, a New Jersey company that provides water to more than 14 million people, suffered a cyberattack that crippled the company’s billing systems. And last July, New Jersey City University was attacked by the Rhysida ransomware gang, causing significant disruption just before the start of the 2024 school year.