Breaches and incidents
City of Vicksburg (Mississippi): ransomware attack shuts down city computer systems
WLBT reported on 1 Oct 2026 that “The City of Vicksburg was the subject of a ransomware cyberattack Thursday, according to Vicksburg Mayor Willis...
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What happened
- WLBT reported on 1 Oct 2026 that “The City of Vicksburg was the subject of a ransomware cyberattack Thursday, according to Vicksburg Mayor Willis Thompson”, resulting in “the temporary shutdown of the City’s computer systems”; 911, police and fire were not affected.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named.
- The mayor said the city “has not reached a final determination regarding what information, if any, may have been accessed” and is working with external cybersecurity specialists to investigate and restore systems.