Coverage dated August 8, 2026 to August 10, 2026

Northern California city declares emergency after malware disrupts 911, public safety systems

Headline from KION Central Coast

By Cecilio Padilla A Northern California city declared a state of emergency Saturday after malware disrupted 911 routing, police and fire dispatch and other critical city systems. Suisun City officials said the cybersecurity incident began around 5:45 a.m. Friday.

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. FOX 40 Sacramento

    City of Suisun declares local emergency after cyberattack downs 911 dispatch system (opens FOX 40 Sacramento)

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    FOX 40 Sacramento's feed description

    (FOX40.COM) — Suisun City officials declared a state of emergency Saturday, Aug. 8, after a cyberattack took out the city’s emergency dispatch line and other key systems. City officials said that “malicious software infected and compromised IT systems” at about 5:45 a.m. on Friday.

  2. KION Central Coast

    Northern California city declares emergency after malware disrupts 911, public safety systems (opens KION Central Coast)

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    KION Central Coast's feed description

    By Cecilio Padilla A Northern California city declared a state of emergency Saturday after malware disrupted 911 routing, police and fire dispatch and other critical city systems. Suisun City officials said the cybersecurity incident began around 5:45 a.m. Friday.

  3. New York Post

    Chaos as California city declares state of emergency after hackers cripple 911 system (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A California city pulled the plug on its entire computer network after a cyberattack knocked out key systems, including 911 routing and police and fire dispatch.

  4. ABC 10 Sacramento

    Cyberattack shuts down Suisun City network as officials investigate data breach (opens ABC 10 Sacramento)

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    ABC 10 Sacramento's feed description

    Officials say the attack happened on Friday morning. A State of Emergency was declared on Saturday.

  5. Breitbart News

    California City Pulls Plug on It's Computer System After Cyberattack (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    A northern California city of 30,000 people had to disconnect its entire computer network after a cyberattack, idling the municipality's 911 emergency line for police and fire dispatch.

  6. News Nation Now

    Cyberattacks knock out California city's 911 operations (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    City leaders announced Saturday that malicious software had compromised Suisun City's computer systems Friday.

  7. KQED News

    Suisun City Declares State of Emergency After Cyberattack (opens KQED News)

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    KQED News's feed description

    The North Bay city says a “malicious software” infected its systems on Friday morning, impacting public safety and other city services.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    California city declares a 'state of emergency' after cyberattack on computer systems (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Fire and police calls in the Northern California community of Suisun City were handled by Solerno County as the FBI investigates.

  9. American Greatness

    Cyberattack Cripples California City’s 911 System, Forces Emergency Shutdown (opens American Greatness)

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    American Greatness's feed description

    A Northern California city of roughly 30,000 residents was forced to shut down its entire computer network Friday after a cyberattack knocked out its 911 […] Source

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