United States
USA
Washburn County cyber incident knocks out court phone and fax lines
Washburn County, Wisconsin reported a cyber incident and shut down technology services as part of the response. Official communications indicated court phone and fax lines were down, with temporary service disruptions while systems were restored.
45
Estimated severity
45 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
06/08/2026
Targeted Company
WASHBURN COUNTY WISCONSIN
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
Wisconsin · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information TechnologyCustomer Service
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
drydenwire.comhttps://drydenwire.com/news/washburn-county-releases-additional-details-on-cyber-incident-investigation/facebook.comhttps://www.facebook.com/washburnclerkofcourt/posts/pfbid0RKPgnB4nygsnCdzJcpG9gyPKCc9guHHCVq3QD3mXwrTcBgrNN5aLvM8Ey2NffSKRlinfosecurity-magazine.comhttps://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/suisan-cyber-incident-government