Local governments in four states dealing with cyberattacks that have shut down services

Multiple recent cyberattacks, primarily ransomware and other malware infections, disrupted local government services across several U.S. municipalities—most notably a California city whose 911 routing and public-safety IT systems were taken down—forcing network shutdowns, emergency declarations, and federal/state investigations; other affected jurisdictions reported outages to police/fire dispatch, court phone/fax lines, and municipal services while recovery efforts and forensic assistance are underway.