Suisun City declares emergency after cyberattack disables 911 dispatch
A northern California municipality of 30,000 disconnected its entire computer network after a malicious cyberattack knocked out emergency services.
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Suisun City in California declared a state of emergency on August 8–9, 2026, after a cyberattack forced the city to disconnect its entire computer system, including the 911 dispatch line for police and fire services. The incident disabled critical municipal operations and prompted an emergency response from city leadership.
- Suisun City, California (population 30,000) declared a state of emergency after a cyberattack disabled its computer systems on August 8–9, 2026.
- The attack knocked out the city's 911 emergency dispatch line, disrupting police and fire emergency services.
- The city disconnected its entire computer network to contain the threat, fully idling critical municipal operations.
- The incident prompted coordinated reporting across regional and national media outlets.
How it unfolded
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Report City disconnected entire network
Reporting clarified that the city of 30,000 had to disconnect its entire computer network in response to the attack, fully idling the 911 emergency line.
“A northern California city of 30,000 people had to disconnect its entire computer network after a cyberattack, idling the municipality's 911 emergency line for police and fire dispatch.”
Lowell Cauffiel · Press ↗ -
Event Cyberattack disables Suisun City systems
A malicious cyberattack on Suisun City's computer systems knocked out the 911 emergency dispatch line and other municipal operations.
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Event City council declares state of emergency
Suisun City Council formally declared a state of emergency in response to the cyberattack and its disruption of public safety services.
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Report Multiple news outlets report incident
Regional and national media outlets including NBC Bay Area, The Vacaville Reporter, Mercury News, and others reported on the cyberattack and emergency declaration.
What people are saying verbatim
“A northern California city of 30,000 people had to disconnect its entire computer network after a cyberattack, idling the municipality's 911 emergency line for police and fire dispatch.”
Lowell Cauffiel, Breitbart reporter · Breitbart ↗ · Aug 8