The City of Lubbock, Texas, was struck by a cyberattack on August 12, 2025, forcing a complete shutdown of its systems and public-facing websites, including those of critical services like the Lubbock Police Department and Lubbock Fire Rescue. The attack disrupted operations, halted public information requests, and even interrupted the livestream of a City Council meeting, which had to be postponed and later uploaded to YouTube. While IT teams managed to restore most websites by the following day, the full extent of the breach including whether sensitive data was compromised remains undisclosed. The incident caused operational outages, hindered emergency service communications, and raised concerns over potential data exposure, though no confirmation of stolen or leaked information has been provided. The attack’s disruption to municipal functions, including public safety and governance, underscores its severe impact on the city’s infrastructure and trust in digital services.
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"id": "cit1964819090625",
"linkid": "city-of-lubbock",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "8/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Residents and businesses '
'relying on city services',
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Lubbock, Texas, USA',
'name': 'City of Lubbock',
'type': 'Municipal Government'}],
'customer_advisories': ['Public notified via social media about website '
'outages and disruption of City Council Meeting '
'livestream'],
'date_detected': '2025-08-12T15:00:00',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2025-08-12',
'date_resolved': '2025-08-13',
'description': 'The City of Lubbock, Texas, experienced a cyberattack '
'beginning on August 12, 2025, which led to the shutdown of '
'all city systems and resources for fulfilling Public '
'Information Requests. The attack disrupted city websites, '
'including those of the Lubbock Police Department and Lubbock '
'Fire Rescue, and interrupted the livestream of the Lubbock '
'City Council Meeting. Most systems were restored by the '
'following day, but the extent of the attack and potential '
'data exposure remain unknown.',
'impact': {'brand_reputation_impact': 'Potential reputational damage due to '
'disruption of critical public services',
'downtime': 'Approximately 1 day (from ~15:00 on August 12 to '
'August 13, 2025)',
'operational_impact': 'Disruption of public services, including '
'emergency service websites and government '
'transparency (Public Information Requests)',
'systems_affected': ['City of Lubbock websites',
'Lubbock Police Department website',
'Lubbock Fire Rescue website',
'Public Information Requests system',
'Lubbock City Council Meeting livestream']},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing (extent of attack and data exposure unknown '
'as of last report)',
'references': [{'source': 'Lubbock Avalanche-Journal'},
{'source': 'Texas Office of the Attorney General (Catastrophe '
'Notice)'},
{'source': 'City of Lubbock Social Media (Press Release '
'Screenshot)'}],
'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': ['Texas Office of the '
'Attorney General '
'(Catastrophe Notice '
'filing)']},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Social media updates',
'Press release via screenshot',
'Filing with Texas Office of the '
'Attorney General'],
'containment_measures': ['Shutting down all city websites and '
'systems'],
'incident_response_plan_activated': True,
'law_enforcement_notified': True,
'remediation_measures': ['Restoration of most city websites and '
'public safety websites by August 13, '
'2025']},
'title': 'Cyberattack on the City of Lubbock Disrupts Websites and Public '
'Services',
'type': ['Cyberattack', 'Potential Data Breach']}