Pittsburgh Regional Transit attributes recent service disruptions to ransomware attack

Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) detected a ransomware attack on December 19 that temporarily disrupted rail service and left some rider services—such as the Customer Service Center and ConnectCard processing—unavailable; law enforcement and cybersecurity experts are investigating and officials are assessing whether customer data was exfiltrated. The report highlights operational impacts and frames the incident alongside numerous recent ransomware attacks on other regional and municipal transit agencies.