The precautionary shutdown disrupted Naples, Florida’s website and council agenda links, while CivicPlus reported no evidence of compromised customer data.
Thousands of IT partners face a continuing backup shutdown, while OpenCode users replace exposed credentials and Astemo keeps online inquiry forms closed.
The clerk’s office said it removed a malicious script after some website links redirected users to an unauthorized third-party site, with no evidence internal systems were accessed.
The city said no data was taken after a Dec. 26 incident, but utility billing customers faced delayed bills, paused automatic payments and no-shutoff accommodations for weeks.
Officials said the city isolated the threat, while Leon County cut a network connection as a precaution and warned of possible outages tied to shared applications.
A South Florida report said some locations could not process cards for days as a Qilin extortion claim surfaced, but Duffy’s had not publicly confirmed ransomware by Tuesday.
The Florida Center for Government Accountability and its investigative publication, the Florida Trident, based in Sarasota, Florida, experienced a “massive and sophisticated” cyberattack on Sunday, July 13, 2025, disrupting access
Community Health Northwest Florida, a nonprofit health provider serving Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, Florida, has been forced to take its systems offline following a cyberattack identified earlier this week.
