Issues that impacted some MARTA websites Thursday were unrelated to the cyberattack on the city of Atlanta, a MARTA official said.
The MARTA sites — Marta Bid, Breeze Cards, Reduced Fares, and the MARTA On the Go app — experienced a connectivity issue. Those issues have been resolved.
“Our websites were unable to communicate with the server causing an intermittent connection,” Stephany Fisher, acting senior director of communications, said in an email. “MARTA was not hacked.”
The Atlanta breach is reportedly not impacting MARTA operations. Fisher said the information security team undergoes “constant training” to prepare for any potential threats.
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Thursday’s issues were at least the second time MARTA users experienced website issues this month. On March 12, some site users reported seeing a “People of Walmart” photo or webpage when visiting itsmarta.com, Fisher said.
That issue, which was “not similar to what happened” Thursday, is under investigation. “MARTA takes cyber security seriously and conducts a thorough investigation after any IT issue,” Fisher said.
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