Cyber attack cripples Pensacola as mayor admits he does not know if there’s a link to shooting

BREAKING: Cyber attack cripples Pensacola as mayor of the city admits he does not know if there’s a link to Friday’s ‘terror’ attack when a Saudi gunman killed three at naval base

  • ‘We don’t know if they’re connected or not’, Mayor Grover Robinson admitted
  • Saudi Royal Air Force Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani killed three and wounded eight others at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday 
  • The FBI is coming under increasing pressure to deliver answers on his motive 

A cyber attack crippled the city of Pensacola over the weekend, just hours after a Saudi gunman killed three at naval base in the city.

Mayor Grover Robinson admitted Monday that officials do ‘not yet don’t know’ if two incidents are ‘connected or not’. The issue is thought to be ongoing. 

‘We have discussed and we have talked with the FBI. It’s my understanding (the city) sent stuff to them, and we’re continuing to work. Our computer people worked through the weekend to see what was happening’, Robinson added. 

Saudi Royal Air Force Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed al-Shamrani killed three and wounded eight others at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, on Friday 

Pensacola Mayor Grover C. Robinson IV speaks at a press conference following a shooting on the Pensacola Naval Air Base on Friday. Robinson spoke of an ongoing cyber attack Monday

A statement on the city’s Facebook page read Monday: ‘The City of Pensacola has experienced a cyber incident, and we have disconnected much of our city network until the issue can be resolved.  

‘Our IT Department is working diligently to resolve the issue. In the meantime, some city services have been impacted, including: City emails and phones, 311 customer service, online payments including Pensacola Energy and City of Pensacola Sanitation Services.’

The FBI is coming under increasing pressure to deliver answers on the motive behind the shooting at the U.S. Navy base on Friday morning.

The bureau said Sunday it will be investigated as a potential act of terrorism as authorities explore whether the gunman’s sickening actions were spurred by a radical ideology.

He had visited the 9/11 memorial in New York just two days before shooting where he met up with at least five other Saudi airmen and was able to buy the Glock 9mm pistol he used in the shooting legally in Florida.

 

 

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