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Northern California city declares emergency after malware disrupts 911, public safety systems
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Suisun City in Northern California declared a state of emergency after malware disrupted 911 routing, police and fire dispatch, and other critical city systems starting early Friday morning.
- The city shut down its entire IT network to contain the threat and preserve evidence for a federal investigation involving the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies.
- Despite the cyberattack, emergency responders continue to operate, with dispatchers handling calls through the Solano County dispatch center, and officials report no imminent public threat.
- Many online city services and internal operations remain offline as cybersecurity experts work to investigate and restore systems.
- The state of emergency declaration enables Suisun City to access emergency resources and recover costs related to the cyber incident, which remains under investigation with no details yet on the attack's origin or perpetrators.
