Executive Summary

The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, shut down its computer and internet systems following a ransomware attack, potentially delaying in-person utility payments while emergency response and utility services continue. Mayor Willis Thompson confirmed the city disconnected its internet operations to mitigate the threat.

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Intelligence Metadata - Source Publisher: DataBreaches.net - Published Date: 2026-10-02T13:13:14+00:00 - Category: malware

Original Description: Joseph Topping reports: The City of Vicksburg, Mississippi, has shut down its computer systems after a ransomware attack, potentially delaying in-person utility payments while emergency response and utility service continue. Mayor Willis Thompson told The Vicksburg Post that the city had disconnected its internet operations. “We had to bring our internet operations down, just for... Source

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