Ransomware attack shuts down Vicksburg city IT systems in the US
The city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the United States, shut down its IT systems following a ransomware attack. The city issued a statement about the cyber-attack and carried out work to restore its systems.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Vicksburg
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- City IT systems shut down
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- The city of Vicksburg announced that its IT systems had been shut down following a ransomware attack.
- The city of Vicksburg carried out work to restore its systems after the cyber-attack.
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