Freestone County commissioners create cyber response committee after jail phishing incident

Sep 30, 2025

The commissioners approved forming a small committee to advise whether to escalate reported cybersecurity incidents after an email-based attack affected the jail and county offices; members and possible investigation costs were discussed.

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Freestone County commissioners approved a motion to form a cyber incident response committee after a recent email-based intrusion that affected the county jail and touched county offices.

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