Wisconsin county dealing with ‘catastrophic software failure’; California city declares ransomware emergency

Ransomware continues to plague regional governments in the U.S., with a Wisconsin county announcing a “catastrophic software failure” following an alleged LockBit ransomware attack, and a California city declaring a state of emergency over a cyber incident that began last week. Government agencies in northern Wisconsin’s Langlade County shared urgent messages on social media on

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