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City of Angleton, Texas, Cyberattack Kept Quiet as “Internet Outage”

The City of Angleton quietly told the Texas Attorney General it was suspending Public Information Act (PIA) deadlines from July 28 to August 4 because of a “cyber attack,” while telling residents only that services were down due to an “unexpected internet outage.” In Angleton, Texas, the disruption halted online

Lubbock Systems Offline After August 12 Cyberattack

The City of Lubbock, Texas, said a cyberattack that began Tuesday, August 12, 2025, forced officials to take systems offline and suspend responses to Public Information Act requests under a Texas “catastrophe notice” through August 18 as IT works to restore services. Residents were told to pay utility bills in

Pennsylvania AG’s Office Knocked Offline by ‘Cyber Incident’

The Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said a “cyber incident” took its network offline on August 11, 2025, disrupting the agency’s website, email accounts and landline phone systems. The office, which is based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, said the cause remains under investigation and that IT staff are working around

Spartanburg County, South Carolina, Reports Cyber Incident

County officials said Friday, August 8, 2025, that the government network experienced a “cybersecurity incident” earlier this week. In Spartanburg, South Carolina, offices remain open, but some online services are temporarily unavailable as staff work to restore systems. The county said its software platforms, a cybersecurity vendor, and law enforcement

North St. Paul Police Cyberattack Detected in July, Disrupts Systems Despite Public Assurances

North St. Paul, Minnesota, began investigating a cyberattack on its Police Department at least as early as July 22, 2025—nearly two weeks before the incident was publicly acknowledged on August 4. City records show that on July 22 and 23, officials signed agreements with the McDonald Hopkins law firm

Cyberattack Disrupts Box Elder County Government in Utah

The FBI and a Utah state cyber-crimes task force are investigating a cybersecurity breach that disrupted government operations in Box Elder County, with the attack centered at county offices in Brigham City, Utah. According to reporting by KUTV, the breach rendered some government computers unusable and triggered a formal criminal

Cyberattack Targets Massachusetts South Shore 911 Dispatch Center

An apparent cyberattack disrupted operations at the South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Saturday, August 2, 2025. The center, which provides 911 call and dispatch services for the towns of Hingham, Cohasset, Norwell, and Hull, reported issues with its computer-aided dispatching software. Officials confirmed there was

Cyberattack Forces Town of Bar Harbor in Maine to Disconnect Critical Systems

A cybersecurity breach discovered on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, has led the Town of Bar Harbor in Maine to take its municipal systems offline, physically isolating essential infrastructure to prevent further exposure. Town staff immediately enacted an "air gap" to disconnect systems from the broader network, including the

Cyberattack Disrupts Georgia SNAP Call Center

A cyberattack on Monday, July 28, 2025, disrupted the state-operated SNAP benefits call center in Atlanta, Georgia, leaving thousands of recipients temporarily unable to access their Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) accounts. The attack targeted an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system operated by Conduent, a private contractor hired by the Georgia

Ridgefield Schools in Connecticut Disrupted by Ransomware Attack

School officials reported that Ridgefield Public Schools’ network, located in Ridgefield, Connecticut, was taken offline on July 24 after cybersecurity tools detected an attempted ransomware attack targeting the district's systems. The threat involved an encryption virus that tried to compromise internal data, prompting an immediate shutdown of the