Joseph Topping

A writer, intelligence analyst, and technology enthusiast passionate about the connection between the digital and physical worlds. His views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of his employer, and he writes here as an individual.

Utah’s Snyderville Basin Water Reclamation District cites Flax Typhoon but reports file encryption on GIS server

District says operations continued, but its account blends espionage attribution with ransomware-style behavior

By Joseph Topping

/ 5 Jan 2026

A low tan office building with green trim and a flagpole flying U.S. and Utah flags, with parked vehicles and snow-dusted hills in the background.

Mississippi's Singing River Health probes potential cyber incident

MyChart restored after health system shut down select systems to assess "potential threat"

By Joseph Topping

/ 26 Dec 2025

Exterior of a tan medical building with windows and signage reading “Singing River Health System” and “Singing River Medical Park.”

Eanes school district in Texas faces unverified ransomware claim after outage

Student publication reported early-December disruption; Qilin listing is unconfirmed

By Joseph Topping

/ 22 Dec 2025

Tree-lined walkway leading to the entrance of an Eanes ISD building, with an “EISD” sign above the covered entry.

Mitchell County, North Carolina, ransomware attack tied to days of phone, email outages

County says Social Services health data was taken as officials repeatedly took systems offline

By Joseph Topping

/ 19 Dec 2025

white, two-story courthouse with a clock tower and U.S. flag out front, photographed from across the street with parked vehicles in the foreground.

Clarksville school district in Texas reports outage; ransomware claim unverified

District told staff and students to avoid network-connected devices; later leak-site listing is unverified

By Joseph Topping

/ 19 Dec 2025

Pit River Health Service cyber incident disrupts records access in California

Rural clinic says some information was copied; appointments continue with paper workarounds

By Joseph Topping

/ 17 Dec 2025

Exterior view of Pit River Health Service with a freestanding sign reading “Pit River Health Service, 36977 Park Ave.” in front of the clinic building and pine trees.

North Dakota’s Fessenden-Bowdon School reports email security incident

District says Google domain problem is disrupting email and could generate phishing from school accounts

By Joseph Topping

/ 15 Dec 2025

North Dakota’s Fessenden-Bowdon School reports email security incident

Cyber incident disrupts Washington's West Pierce Fire & Rescue

West Pierce Fire & Rescue says 911 and emergency response remain fully operational while it works with the FBI.

By Joseph Topping

/ 13 Dec 2025

Red West Pierce Fire & Rescue ladder truck parked outdoors in daylight with equipment and “West Pierce” signage visible on the side.

United Keetoowah Band in Oklahoma cites IT issue as ransomware site lists tribe

Rhysida claim appears on ransomware tracking site, but tribe has not confirmed an attack

By Joseph Topping

/ 12 Dec 2025

Wide exterior view of the United Keetoowah Band tribal complex building in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

Leavenworth, Kansas cyberattack disrupts city services

City says invoices, permits and hiring systems still face workarounds as investigators probe November network intrusion.

By Joseph Topping

/ 6 Dec 2025

Front view of Leavenworth City Hall in Kansas with trees showing fall colors.

Fargo Park District in North Dakota discloses October cyber incident

Phones and email were disrupted in late October; officials went public in December as ransomware group Interlock claims attack

By Joseph Topping

/ 5 Dec 2025

Exterior of the Fargo Parks Sports Center, a modern gray building with a glass entrance and Fargo Park District signage on a sunny day.

Cyber incident knocks out PES Energize phones in Pulaski, Tenn.

Pulaski municipal utility closes customer lobby, shifts outage reporting to backup channels as investigation continues

By Joseph Topping

/ 5 Dec 2025

Street-level view of the PES Energize headquarters, a two-story light-colored office building with long rows of windows and a central entrance facing an intersection in Pulaski, Tennessee.