State College Borough cyberattack

Analyst assessment

We reported that State College Borough confirmed a Feb. 11, 2026, cyberattack affecting its municipal network. The Centre Daily Times reported that the Centre Region Council of Governments, which depended on borough IT services, was also impacted and closed its building until further notice.

Operational significance

The attack disrupted the borough network and delayed staff email responses. The State College Municipal Building, borough phone lines and public-safety services remained available, but the COG building in Ferguson Township closed. The public record does not establish whether COG-owned systems were directly compromised or whether the closure resulted from its shared-IT dependency.

Confidence and uncertainty

Confidence is high that the borough disruption was cyber-related because officials explicitly confirmed a cyberattack. Confidence is also high that COG experienced operational impact, but ransomware, data impact, direct COG compromise and threat-actor attribution remain unresolved. No stable ransomware or extortion victim claim was located for either organization.

Disclosure posture

The borough promptly identified both the cyberattack and network effects, supporting organization-confirmed cyber and disruption transparency.

Current status

The incident is presumed resolved. Feb. 11 is the latest date on which public evidence documented operational impact, and no later notice established continuing disruption or the exact date of full restoration.

Analytic gaps

The public record does not establish initial access, malware, affected hosts, data access, recovery cost, threat actor, direct compromise of COG systems or a final restoration date.