Washburn County reports roughly $59,000 in cyber‑incident costs; closed session set

Sep 15, 2026

Chair Johnson told the county board the cyber incident has cost $59,008.98 so far, with $25,000 deductible and $34,008.98 covered by insurance; the board scheduled a closed session Sept. 30 for a legal update from the cyber response team.

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Chair Johnson provided an update on the county's response to a recent cyber incident, saying the county has recorded $59,008.98 in incident costs to date and that $34,008.98 of that amount is reported as covered by insurance. "The cost of incident to date, which means to to the date, is $59,008.98 86," Johnson said at the Sept. 15 meeting.

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