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Lubbock hit by cyberattack last week that knocked off websites, says Texas Attorney General
The Office of the Texas Attorney General has confirmed the City of Lubbock has been hit by a cyber attack.
According to an OAG's "Catastrophe Notice," it says "Lubbock experienced a cyber attack beginning Tuesday, August 12, 2025, which resulted in the shutting down of all systems and its resources for fulfilling Public Information Requests."
The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal first reported that "network issues" were plaguing the City of Lubbock's websites, knocking out most of its websites — including those of the Lubbock Police Department and Lubbock Fire Rescue around 3 p.m. on Aug. 12.
However, the city sent a screenshot of a press release on social media that the livestream of the Lubbock City Council Meeting was being disrupted and would later be published on the city's YouTube page.
A few hours later, the City of Lubbock confirmed that it had taken offline all of its websites due to "a potential security concern."
On Wednesday, the City of Lubbock confirmed to the A-J that its IT department had restored most of the city websites and the pubic safety websites.
Finally, in a filing from Lubbock Assistant Attorney Rachael Foster to the Texas OAG, the City of Lubbock confirmed that a cyberattack hit it.
It is currently unknown what extent the cyberattack on the City of Lubbock has reached or if any sensitive data has been exposed.
This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Texas Attorney General says Lubbock was hit by cyberattack last week
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