Cyberattack Disrupts Heber City Municipal Network, FBI Investigates
On October 10, Heber City, Utah, experienced a cyberattack targeting its local IT network, resulting in a temporary disruption of municipal services. The breach was detected by the city’s IT team, which acted swiftly to contain and mitigate the incident. While the city’s cloud-based website and essential services including online bill pay remained unaffected, the attack impacted internal systems.
A city spokesperson confirmed that the network was fully restored and secured by October 15, with no evidence of further compromise. The FBI has reportedly joined the forensic investigation to determine the scope and origin of the attack.
The incident highlights the growing threat of cyberattacks on local government infrastructure, though Heber City officials emphasized that no critical operations were suspended during the outage.
Source: https://kutv.com/news/local/cyberattack-targets-breaches-heber-citys-system
Heber City cybersecurity rating report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/heber-city
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"date": "10/2026",
"severity": "60",
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'date_resolved': '2023-10-15',
'description': 'On October 10, Heber City, Utah, experienced a cyberattack '
'targeting its local IT network, resulting in a temporary '
'disruption of municipal services. The breach was detected by '
'the city’s IT team, which acted swiftly to contain and '
'mitigate the incident. While the city’s cloud-based website '
'and essential services including online bill pay remained '
'unaffected, the attack impacted internal systems. The FBI has '
'reportedly joined the forensic investigation to determine the '
'scope and origin of the attack. The incident highlights the '
'growing threat of cyberattacks on local government '
'infrastructure, though Heber City officials emphasized that '
'no critical operations were suspended during the outage.',
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'law_enforcement_notified': 'Yes (FBI)',
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'title': 'Cyberattack Disrupts Heber City Municipal Network',
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