Sugar Land was working to restore phone lines, internet service and its online payment system Friday following a cyber breach, according to the city.
Local officials said a “cyber event” affected Sugar Land’s “internal network infrastructure” and sparked an investigation involving federal, state and local authorities. The city reported the breach Thursday night and said it affected some online services such as bill pay.
As of Friday night, officials said they would halt utility disconnections and would not charge late fees until the payment system was back online…