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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.

The Record · Aug 11, 2026Ransomware in the wild