---
title: How a Cyberattack Overwhelmed the 911 System
metaTitle: "How a Cyberattack Overwhelmed The 911 System"
slug: how-a-cyberattack-overwhelmed-the-911-system
date: "2017-03-03T15:09:55-06:00"
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/undefined.webp"
sourcePublisher:
  name: Wall Street Journal
  url: on.wsj.com
sourceArticle:
  url: "http://on.wsj.com/2mjnS4z"
tags: [Cybersecurity, "Emergency Services & 911 Systems", TDoS]
status: published
---

March 3, 2017

On a Tuesday night last October in Olympia, Wash., 911 operator Jennifer Rodgers stared at the list of incoming calls on her screen.

Normally, one or two calls at a time would trickle in at this hour. At 9:28 p.m., they began stacking up by the dozens like lines on an Excel spreadsheet...