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A section of computers of Andhra Pradesh's police departments were affected by a global cyber attack on 13 May, authorities said.
However, officials said the day-to-day functioning was not hampered. Director General of Police N Sambasiva Rao said some standalone computers were affected and they were logged off as a precautionary measure.
He said systems using the Windows operating system were hit by the cyber attack. The police chief's computer, with Apple's iOS operating system, was safe.
R Jaya Lakshmi, Superintendent of Police, Tirupati Urban, said the 'Ransomware' encrypted data in some police stations.
"The impact is minimal as we also keep offline record of FIRs and other documents," she said.
Another officer said they were coordinating with the Home Ministry and were taking all precautions to protect the data.
Meanwhile, Telangana police said its computer systems were not affected. “The TS Police website is functioning perfectly. There is no need to panic”, said Telangana technical computer services in-charge Krishna Prasad.
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