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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

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

Middletown, Ohio Cyber Incident Halts In-Person Services

City officials said the municipality experienced a cybersecurity incident over the weekend that disrupted multiple functions in Middletown, Ohio. Announced late Monday, August 18, 2025, the city closed in-person services at City Hall—affecting police/public records, utility billing, income tax, and the health department—until further notice. Online payments

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

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