United States
USA
Ransomware disrupts Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center and member-town services
A cyberattack discovered on 31 March 2026 affected the Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center and municipal systems in Pepperell, Massachusetts. Public-safety partners in Ashby, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell and Townsend experienced outages affecting non-emergency or business phone services, while 911 and emergency response remained operational. Official Pepperell Select Board records later identified the incident as ransomware and described approximately one week of disrupted network access.
74
Estimated severity
74 / 100
90
Source reliability
90 / 100
Approximate Date
31/03/2026
Targeted Company
PATRIOT REGIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS CENTER
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
Massachusetts · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
7 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
dunstable-ma.govhttps://www.dunstable-ma.gov/home/news/town-dunstable-cybersecurity-updatetown.pepperell.ma.ushttps://www.town.pepperell.ma.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_04292026-4678therecord.mediahttps://therecord.media/massachusetts-emergency-alert-cyberattackgovtech.comhttps://www.govtech.com/security/massachusetts-towns-impacted-by-emergency-comms-cyber-attack