City of Texarkana, Texas

The computer systems of city of Texarkana fell prey to a ransomware attack in June 2021.

The attack disrupted the water utilities billing services of the city and disrupted the billing cycle for customers.

The city immediately took measures to counter the attack and restore its systems.

Source: https://www.ksla.com/2021/06/25/texarkana-rebounding-ransomware-attack-that-crippled-municipal-computers/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/cityoftexarkanatexas

"id": "cit15812322",
"linkid": "cityoftexarkanatexas",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "06/2021",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of a geographical region"

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                        'location': 'Texarkana',
                        'name': 'City of Texarkana',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'date_detected': 'June 2021',
 'description': 'The computer systems of the city of Texarkana fell prey to a '
                'ransomware attack in June 2021. The attack disrupted the '
                'water utilities billing services of the city and disrupted '
                'the billing cycle for customers. The city immediately took '
                'measures to counter the attack and restore its systems.',
 'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Billing cycle disruption'],
            'systems_affected': ['Water utilities billing services']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Cyber Incident Description'}],
 'response': {'containment_measures': ['Immediate measures to counter the '
                                       'attack'],
              'recovery_measures': ['Restore systems']},
 'title': 'Ransomware Attack on City of Texarkana',
 'type': 'Ransomware'}