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Data held hostage, ransom paid
assist in data recovery, but it soon became clear
By ERIC A. HOWALD
that the only way to regain access to informa-
Of the Keizertimes
The city of Keizer’s computer system was tion stored on the city’s computers was to pay
hacked on Wednesday, June 10, and offi cials a ransom to the hacker or hackers responsible.
The particular method used to infi ltrate the
were only able to regain access to the data by
city’s computers is known as ransomware that
paying the perpetrators a $48,000 ransom.
At this point, no sensitive data appears to have encrypts data.
“We were presented with a request for a
been accessed or misused.
About 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 17, city ransom payment needed to obtain the needed
decryption keys,”
employees fi nally regained
the city’s state-
access to all emails and fi les.
ment read.
Those concerned that previ-
Rather than
ous attempts to contact city
destroying or de-
employees did not reach the
leting data, ran-
intended recipient should call
somware
puts
503-390-3700 or attempt to
the information
resend the communication.
behind a door
“We are taking this serious-
that can only be
ly, and are working to resolve
Page A5
unlocked with a
the situation as quickly as pos-
numeric key that
sible,” said city offi cials in a
remains in the
hand-delivered statement.
The digital strike was discovered when city hands of the hackers.
“We believe that the forensic investigation
employees could not access some data and pro-
could provide critical information to defend
grams the morning of Wednesday, June 10.
The city “engaged appropriate authorities” to against attacks in the future,” the statement read.
HOW
RANSOMWARE
WORKS
Keizer hack part of
a growing trend of
data hostage-taking
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
When the City of Keizer’s
computers were hacked last
week by an unknown indi-
vidual or group, it became the
latest victim of such attacks
nationwide.
By August of 2019, accord-
ing to a New York Times report,
at least 40 cities had their data
held hostage by hackers in
the fi rst eight months of the
year. At one point, 22 cities in
Texas alone had been crippled
by hacks that involve infect-
ing servers with malware that
puts all the data behind an en-
City weighs
in on Salem
casino plan
By ERIC A. HOWALD
Of the Keizertimes
The Confederated Tribes
of the Siletz has submitted a
proposal to build a 180,000
square foot casino just south-
east of Keizer in Salem. The
effort moves the project, orig-
inally announced in 2017, a
step closer to realization pro-
vided all the appropriate reg-
ulating bodies sign off on the
project.
The site would be just
east of Interstate 5, north of
Portland Road near Harbor
Freight Tools on Off-Reser-
vation Trust Land owned
by the confed-
erated
tribes.
The proposal
sent to the
Bureau of
Indian Af-
fairs (BIA),
part of the
U.S. De-
partment
of Interior, is
slightly more
detailed this time
around.
In addition to a hotel with
up to 500 rooms, the casino
– which could have up to
2,000 gaming devices and 45
gaming tables – could include
three restaurants, a food court,
a night club, a sports bar, a
multi-purpose event center
and all the associated parking.
The original 2017 propos-
al predicted the creation of
1,500 jobs and potential an-
nual revenues of up to $184.5
million.
As a result of moving into
the next phase, the BIA is
requesting comments from
interested parties near the
site, which includes the City
of Keizer. The Keizer City
Council approved a letter
asking offi cials to consider
impacts to the Chemawa-In-
terstate 5 intersection and the
effects on housing.
Mayor Cathy Clark was the
main proponent behind push-
ing transportation impacts to
the forefront. Councilor Kim
Freeman championed con-
sideration of housing im-
pacts.
On
trans-
portation, the
letter states,
“The
In-
terstate
5
corridor has
limited ca-
pacity and
the signifi -
cant addition-
al traffi c to a fa-
cility like this will
bring has the potential
to overwhelm the system.”
On housing, the letter asks
the tribe to consider con-
structing workforce housing
as a component of the overall
plan. “We believe this is a crit-
ical element to make certain
that the employees of the ca-
sino can obtain housing with
rents that are commensurate
with wages,” the letter states.
Please see CASINO, Page A5
SPECIAL
SECTION:
SECTIONS
B & C
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crypted wall. The hackers then
request ransom to release the
data back to the cities.
In some cases the ransom
cost was nearly $500,000 in
taxpayer money. In January of
this year, Tillamook County
paid $300,000 to regain access
to its data. As companies and
towns showed more willing-
ness to pay the ransoms de-
manded, the attacks ramped
up, according to the Times
report.
Hacking attacks on cities
and companies are now so
commonplace that insurance
Please see TREND, Page A5
Keizer
businessman
Kyle Juran
(left) has
announced
his intention
to run to
replace
outgoing
Keizer City
Councilor
Marlene
Parsons.
KEIZERTIMES/
Eric A. Howald
Peace poles
PAGE A3
Parsons stepping aside,
backs Juran for council
ness community does for other aspects of the
By ERIC A. HOWALD
community and how we need their support,”
Of the Keizertimes
Keizer City Councilor Marlene Parsons is Juran said.
In addition to volunteering for the city’s
opting not to run for a third term on Keizer’s
governing body but she’s already endorsing a planning commission, Juran is a member of the
Keizer Chamber of Commerce Board of Direc-
replacement, Keizer businessman Kyle Juran.
tors and the Oregon Home
“Kyle has been a great vol-
Builders Association Board
unteer in this community and
of Directors. At the Keizer
he has a passion for Keizer,”
Chamber, Juran helped lead
said Parsons. “I think that he
the move to a new offi ce
would be a great champion on
on River Road among oth-
city council and continue some
er tasks. In recent years, the
of the work that I’ve done with
playhouses he and employees
others.”
construct as fl oats for the an-
Juran, owner of Remodel-
ing by Classic Homes on Riv-
— Marlene Parsons nual KeizerFEST Parade have
er Road, said he wants to be a
Keizer city councilor been raffl ed off to benefi t lo-
cal charitable efforts.
voice for Keizer’s hometown
The last fl oat, styled after
businesses and connective tis-
sue for conversations he took part in as a Keizer the home from Pixar’s Up, was donated by the
winner, Bob Shackleford, to Simonka Place,
planning commissioner.
“The biggest thing for me is helping reg- a woman’s shelter, for use in the children’s
ular citizens understand how much the busi-
Please see COUNCIL, Page A7
“I think that
he would be a
great champion
on city council.”
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