Everett City Hall Closed Following Cybersecurity Incident
Everett City Hall will remain closed on Tuesday after officials detected a cybersecurity incident impacting internal network and technology systems. The breach was discovered around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, prompting an immediate investigation and efforts to restore affected systems.
Mayor Robert Van Campen confirmed that securing city infrastructure and assessing the full scope of the incident are top priorities. The city’s IT department and Everett Police Department are leading the response to restore operations as quickly as possible.
While City Hall is closed, essential services including Everett Public Schools, libraries, police, fire, and public works will remain operational. Online bill payment platforms are also unaffected. Critical City Hall staff will relocate to the Connolly Senior Center to maintain limited operations.
City officials will decide by Tuesday whether City Hall can reopen on Wednesday, with updates posted online. The closure follows a similar cyber incident reported by Springfield Public Schools, which also disrupted operations.
No further details on the nature or origin of the attack have been released.
Everett City Hall TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/everettcity
"id": "eve1788834220",
"linkid": "everettcity",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "9/2026",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'City residents and employees',
'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Everett, [State not specified]',
'name': 'Everett City Hall',
'type': 'Government'}],
'customer_advisories': 'Essential services (schools, libraries, police, fire, '
'public works) remain operational; online bill payment '
'platforms unaffected',
'date_detected': '2023-10-22T18:30:00',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-23',
'description': 'Everett City Hall closed following a cybersecurity incident '
'impacting internal network and technology systems. The breach '
'was detected around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, prompting an '
'immediate investigation and efforts to restore affected '
'systems.',
'impact': {'downtime': 'City Hall closed on Tuesday (2023-10-24)',
'operational_impact': 'City Hall closure; critical staff relocated '
'to Connolly Senior Center for limited '
'operations',
'systems_affected': 'Internal network and technology systems'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-23',
'source': 'City of Everett Official Statement'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Updates posted online; public '
'announcements',
'containment_measures': 'Investigation and efforts to restore '
'affected systems',
'incident_response_plan_activated': 'Yes',
'remediation_measures': 'Restoring operations'},
'stakeholder_advisories': 'Updates will be posted online; decision on '
'reopening by Tuesday (2023-10-24)',
'title': 'Everett City Hall Cybersecurity Incident',
'type': 'Cybersecurity Incident'}