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Cyberattack hits Houston suburb | SC Media https://houstonnewmedia.org/cyberattack-hits-houston-suburb-sc-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cyberattack-hits-houston-suburb-sc-media Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:12:01 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=68cee55df061f65af75b739938dc1ad5 Multiple online services in Texas' City of Sugar Land have been disrupted following a Thursday cyberattack, reports The Record, a news site by ...

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Sugar Land cyberattack hits city networks – Click2Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/sugar-land-cyberattack-hits-city-networks-click2houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sugar-land-cyberattack-hits-city-networks-click2houston Sat, 11 Oct 2025 07:51:22 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=effb1a2493fbb0e4abf2d354cb80d2cc The City of Sugar Land announced it is investigating a cyber-incident that has disrupted its internal network infrastructure, according to a ...

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Fort Bend County cyberattack cost taxpayers over $5 million to restore library services, records state https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-cyberattack-cost-taxpayers-over-5-million-to-restore-library-services-records-state/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-cyberattack-cost-taxpayers-over-5-million-to-restore-library-services-records-state Sat, 13 Sep 2025 15:31:51 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=32306bd343d118e583b871e5f372dcde Fort Bend County cyberattack cost taxpayers over $5 million to restore library services, records state. KTRK – Houston. Sat, September 13, 2025 at 8 ...

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Fort Bend County to launch new library network Sept. 2 following cyberattack https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-to-launch-new-library-network-sept-2-following-cyberattack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-to-launch-new-library-network-sept-2-following-cyberattack Mon, 18 Aug 2025 19:53:15 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=cb33189c4723d236d1ab507a0c73b0b3 ... Sugar Land, Missouri City area · Dining The Kebab Shop's 5th Houston area location now open in Sugar ... Texas Legislature Texas senators revive ...

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Fort Bend library website targeted by cyberattack to be fully restored by September, county … https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-library-website-targeted-by-cyberattack-to-be-fully-restored-by-september-county-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-library-website-targeted-by-cyberattack-to-be-fully-restored-by-september-county-2 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:34:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a7dc1d7a8dba386e974bc4fadca0c48a The Fort Bend County Libraries website will be fully operational starting Sept. 2, roughly six months after a cyberattack, according to county ...

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Fort Bend library website targeted by cyberattack to be fully restored by September, county … https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-library-website-targeted-by-cyberattack-to-be-fully-restored-by-september-county/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-library-website-targeted-by-cyberattack-to-be-fully-restored-by-september-county Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:34:16 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a7dc1d7a8dba386e974bc4fadca0c48a The Fort Bend County Libraries website will be fully operational starting Sept. 2, roughly six months after a cyberattack, according to county ...

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Fort Bend County withholds $2.6M library cyberattack contracts – Houston Chronicle https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-withholds-2-6m-library-cyberattack-contracts-houston-chronicle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-withholds-2-6m-library-cyberattack-contracts-houston-chronicle Mon, 12 May 2025 17:48:05 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=d7a744ce39a63bca1714e45c91007c76 Fort Bend County Attorney Bridgette Smith-Lawson has refused to release copies of government contracts detailing how $2.6 million in taxpayer ...

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Fort Bend County libraries has no end in sight to its cyberattack issues – ABC13 Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-libraries-has-no-end-in-sight-to-its-cyberattack-issues-abc13-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-libraries-has-no-end-in-sight-to-its-cyberattack-issues-abc13-houston Sat, 10 May 2025 01:57:38 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=80aa08254da35b7d8e0378d0b3bc885f RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) -- Cybersecurity experts believe Fort Bend County's library services could be impacted for months as leaders remain quiet ...

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Fort Bend County DA takes over library cyberattack probe https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-da-takes-over-library-cyberattack-probe-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-da-takes-over-library-cyberattack-probe-2 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:50:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c834b97da9180ee9b91ed5d20ee0e2d0 Fort Bend County Libraries' so called “cyber security incident” which led to “network disruption” is now under investigation by the Fort Bend ...

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Fort Bend County libraries targeted in cyberattack, which experts say should bring concern https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern-2 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:13:41 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=1a8394461a95db7fcc38056be436c409 The Fort Bend County library system's director says users have nothing to worry about, but cyber security experts warn otherwise.

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Fort Bend County libraries targeted in cyberattack, which experts say should bring concern – MSN https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern-msn/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern-msn Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:57:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=5dedd8081f3d74389e779e22d7388608 The Fort Bend County library system sent a notice to users -- not about late books but about a cybersecurity attack. For Fort Bend County library ...

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Fort Bend County libraries targeted in cyberattack, which experts say should bring concern https://houstonnewmedia.org/fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fort-bend-county-libraries-targeted-in-cyberattack-which-experts-say-should-bring-concern Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:02:46 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=37066425754a7ffb30e72165ac3e3484 RICHMOND, Texas (KTRK) -- The Fort Bend County library system sent a notice to users -- not about late books but about a cybersecurity attack.

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Cyberattack disrupts operations at car dealerships across US: What we know https://houstonnewmedia.org/cyberattack-disrupts-operations-at-car-dealerships-across-us-what-we-know/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cyberattack-disrupts-operations-at-car-dealerships-across-us-what-we-know Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:05:52 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=00e057392095699cc1f9b78023ced274 ... Fort Bend County invests $4 million towards African … Juneteenth / 21 hours ago. TX joins 15 states rejecting new summer food aid … Politics / 5 ...

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7 tips to defend your business against a cyberattack https://houstonnewmedia.org/7-tips-to-defend-your-business-against-a-cyberattack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=7-tips-to-defend-your-business-against-a-cyberattack Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:47:29 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=9bad09a9f5cc90bf93cd5e505905aaab As a banker, Laura Poshard knows how devastating cybercrime can be for a small business.

“We live in a world dominated by technology,” said Poshard, vice president of business banking for Amegy Bank in Houston. “A cyberattack can occur at any point in...

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