City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, shuts down computers after cyberattack
Vicksburg, Mississippi shut down city computers after a reported ransomware attack, delaying utility payments.
The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi shut down internet-connected computer systems after what officials described as a ransomware attack, Mayor Willis Thompson told The Vicksburg Post. Residents may face delays paying utility bills in person, but the city said there will be no penalties or service terminations while systems are offline. Its water and gas office serves more than 10,000 accounts, and emergency response and utility service were reported to continue. No ransomware group had claimed responsibility, and it was unclear whether data was encrypted or officials were describing only a ransom demand.
- Vicksburg took city systems offline after a reported ransomware incident.
- In-person utility payments may be delayed, with no penalties during the outage.
- The water and gas office serves more than 10,000 accounts.
- No group has claimed the attack, and file encryption was not confirmed.
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Joseph Topping reports:
The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, has shut down its computer systems after a ransomware attack, potentially delaying in-person utility payments while emergency response and utility service continue.
Mayor Willis Thompson told The Vicksburg Post that the city had disconnected its internet operations. “We had to bring our internet operations down, just for protection,” he said. Officials have not said when the intrusion or shutdown began.
Residents trying to pay utility bills in person may face delays. In a statement released Thursday, the city said “there will be no penalties or termination of services while this system is offline.”
The city’s water and gas office says it serves more than 10,000 utility accounts.
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Once again, it is not clear whether this was an actual ransomware incident involving encryption or if the city is using the word “ransomware” just to indicate an incident with a ransom demand.
No group appears to have claimed responsibility as of publication.
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