Cyberattack Forces Abilene, Texas, to Take Systems Offline Amid Growing Statewide Threats
The city government of Abilene, Texas, disconnected multiple IT systems after detecting a cyberattack on April 18, 2025. Officials first noticed unresponsive servers in the city’s internal network around 4 a.m. and activated their incident response plan, immediately isolating critical assets. External cybersecurity experts were called in to