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title: National 911 Cyber Attack Was First Detected in Tarrant County
metaTitle: "911 Attack Found in Tarrant"
slug: 911-attack-found-in-tarrant
date: "2017-03-03T15:00:24-06:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Star Telegram
  url: bit.ly
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://bit.ly/2oLGbP3"
legacySlug: national-911-cyber-attack-was-first-detected-in-tarrant-county
tags: [Call Center Security, Cybersecurity, "Emergency Services & 911 Systems", Homeland Security]
status: published
---

March 3, 2017

When a flurry of hangup calls hit one night last October, North Texas call takers were the first to realize that a cyber attack of the nation’s 911 system was under way.

It struck first in Irving on Oct. 25.

Then Fort Worth followed with a deluge of 911 calls a short time later...