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Orangeville Township, Michigan says ransomware probe found no data impact

Orangeville Township said a ransomware incident on July 26, 2025 disrupted its network, but a completed forensic review found no evidence any township data—including personal information—was accessed or exposed. The local government in Barry County, Michigan said it engaged forensic specialists, restored systems securely, and notified law enforcement.

Cyberattack disrupts New Mexico Game & Fish online payments

The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish stated that automated “bot” activity prompted it to shut down its online credit/debit card processing for hunting and fishing licenses and permits. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, the agency posted at 4:58 p.m. MDT on August 29, 2025, that

San Antonio-based Wytec takes site offline after defacement

Wytec International, Inc. stated that it discovered on August 25, 2025, that a bad actor had published a defaced version of its public website at wytecintl.com. After restoring from backups, the site was defaced again, so the company took it offline and posted a temporary page while it reviews

West Chester, Ohio, investigates second cyberattack in two weeks

West Chester Township officials said they were alerted around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday to a potential intrusion by a “malicious hacking group” that appeared to target the township’s central email server. The incident is the second in a month for West Chester Township, Ohio; the first occurred on

Nevada shuts state offices after network security incident

State officials in Carson City, Nevada, said Monday that a “network security incident” discovered Sunday morning disrupted websites, phone lines and other state systems, prompting Gov. Joe Lombardo to pause in-person services at executive branch agencies for the day. Emergency services, including 911, remained operational while NV.gov and multiple

Restoration underway after Glens Falls, New York, cybersecurity incident

City officials said Monday, August 25, 2025, that recovery is underway after a network cybersecurity incident detected the prior week; the city’s third-party IT provider identified and contained the issue, and some online connections and portals were disabled as a precaution. All municipal offices remain open, and essential services

Greenville, Texas, suspends records after ransomware cripples servers

The City of Greenville filed a catastrophe notice with the Texas Attorney General stating that municipal servers were attacked by a ransomware group, cutting off access to police and other records and pausing Texas Public Information Act deadlines from August 25–31, 2025. The notice, signed by City Attorney Daniel

Cyber incident disrupts some Maryland Transit Administration systems

The Maryland Transit Administration in Baltimore, Maryland, said on August 24, 2025, that it is investigating a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access that is disrupting some systems, including Mobility paratransit trip scheduling, real-time arrival information and call centers. Core services — Local Bus, Metro Subway, Light Rail, MARC, Mobility, Call-A-Ride and

Ransomware Attack Disrupts Operations at Data I/O in Washington

Data I/O Corporation, an electronics manufacturer based in Redmond, Washington, disclosed in a Form 8-K filing that a ransomware incident discovered on August 16 disrupted manufacturing, shipping, receiving, internal and external communications, and other support systems. The company isolated affected platforms, took certain systems offline as a containment measure,

University of St. Thomas in Texas takes systems offline after cyberattack

The University of St. Thomas took several systems offline on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, after an unauthorized party attempted to access campus servers, according to the Houston Chronicle. Students were unable to reach the website, login portal, course schedules, and financial aid tools while IT quarantined affected servers “out of