Ransomware disrupts Vicksburg council services and utility payments
The US city of Vicksburg suffered a ransomware attack that disrupted some council services and utility payments. The city subsequently issued guidance on ways to pay utility bills, waived late fees and postponed service disconnections.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Vicksburg
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Disruption to some council services and utility payments
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The mayor of Vicksburg disclosed that the city had suffered a ransomware attack.
- Outages affecting city systems and disruption to utility payments became known.
- The city issued guidance on ways to pay utility bills and introduced measures to waive late fees and postpone service disconnections.
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