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Suisan City hit by ransomware attack

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Suisan City in California is still dealing with an ongoing cyber incident that disrupted 911 call routing, police and fire dispatch, and municipal services. The city declared a state of emergency after malicious software infected its IT network at about 5:45 am on August 7. Officials shut down the entire IT network to contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation, leaving online services and internal operations temporarily unavailable. The incident is being treated as possibly ransomware-related, but no attacker or malware family has been officially confirmed.

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Repeated cyber-attacks on US local authorities in recent weeks

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How related: Several other US local authorities have been hit by cyber-attacks in recent weeks.

About this happening: Several US local authorities have faced cyber-attacks in recent weeks, signaling a recurring threat pattern against municipal and county governments. The pattern r...

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  1. 11.08.2026 15:00 2 articles · 2h ago

    Suisan City hit by ransomware attack

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    On August 7 at about 5:45 am, Suisan City detected malicious software in its IT environment and began shutting systems down to limit spread. The first containment step preserved evidence and immediately disrupted emergency routing and city operations.

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