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Abilene officials say cyberattack disrupted communications but no money lost

3113373 · April 24, 2025
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City manager reported unresponsive servers, engaged outside cybersecurity experts and said emergency services continued to operate while phones and many computers remained offline.

At a City Council meeting, Abilene officials reported that a cyberattack on city servers left phones and some computer systems offline but caused no confirmed financial loss.

City Manager Mindy told the council the city’s servers became unresponsive in the predawn hours of April 18 and staff immediately disconnected…

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