VIDEO: The Pawtucket Fire Department continues to work without computers that were hacked on Saturday, forcing dispatchers to use a manual system to respond to emergency calls and prompting continued concern over firefighters personal information.
The scope of the problem depends on whether you ask firefighters or city administrators.
Rhode Island State Police are investigating who caused the problem, according to city public information officer Wilder Arboleda, who said there are no indications personal information such as social security numbers were compromised.
But IAFF Local 1261 President Scott Giroux said “several” firefighters have received a number of emails and robo-calls that they believe is related to the problem.
According to Giroux, one firefighter received an email that included his bank account password in the subject line and others have been contacted about their social security numbers.
“I find it too coincidental this many [firefighters] are having these issues that they didn’t have before, in the days after the system was hacked,” Giroux said.