Local governments in four states dealing with cyberattacks that have shut down services
Ransomware and cyberattacks disrupted local governments in California, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin, taking Suisun City's 911 offline.
Suisun City, California (population 30,000) shut down its IT network after malicious software hit 911 routing, police and fire dispatch; the city declared a state of emergency and the FBI is investigating. Coweta, Oklahoma confirmed a ransomware attack affecting all computers and digital services, with off-site backups slated for restoration. Mitchell (South Dakota), Coryell County (Texas) and Washburn County (Wisconsin) also disclosed cyberattacks that shut down networks and disrupted phone and payment systems.
- Suisun City routed emergency calls through county dispatch while its network remains shut down.
- Coweta pledged not to shut off water for nonpayment during ransomware recovery.
- Attacks coincide with cyber incidents on water and wastewater systems across at least 12 states.
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The 911 system of a city in California was taken down by hackers during a cyberattack on Friday — one of several cyber incidents nationwide impacting government services. Suisun City, a town of 30,000 people in the Bay Area about 30 miles from Napa Valley, said on Friday that malicious software infected and compromised the city’s IT systems.
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