Cranbury, New Jersey wired $26 million to the wrong party
The township of about 4,000 says it was tricked during a land purchase and disclosed the September 28 loss after an election.
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Comment analysis finds broad US local opposition to data centers
Water use led concerns, four in five comments never mentioned AI, and union speakers were the main supportive group.
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Whitsett, NC warns of phishing from compromised town email
On October 22 the town found its Microsoft 365 account had sent a fake payment report with two attachments and a PDF password.
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Columbia, South Carolina says cyberattack took city service systems offline
MyColaSC, GIS, and animal services are down, while police, fire, 911, and water systems remain up.
ICO reprimands two Welsh bodies after children's data stolen
A November 1, 2024 ransomware attack exposed 3,300 people, mostly children, through a long-lived Test2 account.
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Baltimore suburb confirms August data breach after ransomware claims
Anne Arundel County confirmed hackers copied files in August after Rhysida claimed a $2 million extortion.
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De Kalb County, Indiana fell prey to vendor impersonation billing
DeKalb County, Indiana paid a fraudulent invoice after attackers impersonated a vendor.
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Stevens Point servers go offline, city officials not sure if caused by a cyberattack
Stevens Point is investigating whether a cyberattack took city servers offline and disrupted municipal phone and email.
Ransomware attack on Kansas county will affect some services
Ellis County, Kansas government was hit by a ransomware attack, disrupting parts of its IT systems and some public services.
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Georgia’s largest county confirms cyberattack causing widespread issues
Fulton County, Georgia — home to Atlanta and over 1 million residents — confirms a cyberattack that disrupted county phone, court, and tax systems.
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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.
Suisan City, California, Responds to Cyber Incident Amid Wave of US Local Government Attacks
Suisan City, California responds to a cyber incident disrupting police and fire services amid a wave of US local government attacks.