Pierluigi Paganini
April 22, 2025
Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. IT staff and experts are investigating the security incident. Abilene, Texas, shut down systems after a cyberattack caused server issues. The incident occurred on April 18, 2025, emergency services remained operational, and no financial irregularities were found. “On April 18, 2025, City officials received […]
Pierluigi Paganini
February 03, 2025
Texas bans DeepSeek and RedNote on government devices to block Chinese data-harvesting AI, citing security risks. Texas Governor Greg Abbott banned Chinese AI company DeepSeek and Chinese-owned social media apps Xiaohongshu (RedNote) and Lemon8 from all state-issued devices. The AI-powered chatbot, recently launched globally, has rapidly gained popularity reaching millions of users. Texas is the […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 22, 2019
Crooks behind the attacks against Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The cybercriminals behind the wave of attacks that hit 23 Texas governments are now demanding $2.5 million to allow victims to access encrypted data. The attacks started in the morning of August 16 and security experts […]
Pierluigi Paganini
August 18, 2019
At least 23 local governments were impacted by a wave of ransomware attacks that according to the experts are the result of a coordinated effort. Texas is the victim of an ongoing wave of ransomware attacks that are targeting local governments. At least 23 local government organizations were impacted by the ransomware attacks, the Department […]
Security / September 16, 2025
Data Breach / September 16, 2025
