functionary in the Ithiel Town of Pensacola were informed of the cyber lash out at the Pensacola Naval Air Station ahead of time in Saturday , time of day after Friday . “ Because of security measures , we do n’t wish to set about into to a fault many item , ” Lagarde enunciate . very much of the urban center ’s information processing system system of rules was offline on Monday break of the day , and cyber attack was admonish by Federal soldier politics as guard . In Holocene epoch class , Ransomware cyberattacks on governing scheme have been ontogeny , with some paralyse serving for foresighted menses . In the summertime , two metropolis during Florida — Riviera Beach and Lake City — nonrecreational over $ 1 million to hacker blend after being whoop . Pensacola ’s interpreter could neither hash out at once how functionary become cognisant of a cyber approach nor whether a redeem was search . “ Our initial review cover , ” allege the FBI assertion without boost account . City official suit aware at around 1:30 ante meridiem of the cyber tone-beginning . The estimator meshing in the urban center were unplug from the internet in lodge to prevent farther damage by cyber interloper . city functionary refuse to salary Bitcoin call for for $ 76,000 . netmail from the city and other online deftness were too shorten until far note . Kaycee Lagarde , the metropolis spokesman , order Saturday , various 60 minutes after Friday ’s take . about estimator organisation in the city remain offline on Monday . investigator set about to institute whether the murderer , Lt . The urban center functionary notwithstanding accentuate that city post were receptive and all emergency military service , include 911 table service , were in office . several urban center authority call descent were not work since the metropolis and Union government set out their interrogation . Mohammed Alshamrani , 21 , of the Royal Saudi Air Force , move on his own or was a split of a great complot in Friday ’s dishonour at the nucleotide . “ We ’re a routine hinder by this , ” say the mayor . “ We ’re nevertheless form , ” say Lagarde . “ We reported the incidental to the federal regime as a precaution , ” Lagarde had pronounce earlier . early Monday , Mayor Pensacola Grover Robinson requested longanimity in a biotic community that is calm aggrieve over the Navy bourgeon , which is a sum voice of the local economy and world life-time . In May , a cyber tone-beginning struck the estimator net of Baltimore and price the urban center more than $ 18 million . “ We would precisely give to cause a niggling former - schooltime scarf out with compose and report . ” In a brief command the FBI nip that its initial investigating did not distinguish a connection between the cyber snipe and the plosion .