United States
USA
Cyberattack forces Germantown municipal systems and phone services offline
The City of Germantown, Tennessee reported a malicious cybersecurity incident on 02/02/2024. The city intentionally took many systems offline as part of containment, and numerous municipal telephone lines became unavailable, forcing residents to use alternate channels for non-emergency public-safety services. Emergency 911 operations remained available.
67
Estimated severity
67 / 100
91
Source reliability
91 / 100
Approximate Date
02/02/2024
Targeted Company
CITY OF GERMANTOWN
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
Tennessee · United States
Operational Impact
Duration
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Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityService degradationOperational disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public Administration
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
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