The Russian cyberattack happened on July 22 and caused branches of the clerk's office to be closed for nearly a week.

The city says it has restored service to all Bardstown Connect customer email accounts.

The zoo sent an email on Wednesday notifying people of a ransomware attack.

ABS suggests the best line of defense is to regularly perform a cyber security assessment, identify any risks, eliminate any vulnerabilities, and always be on alert.

The alert warns that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers."

One goal is to allow networked systems to respond to such attacks without human involvement.