Houston Public MediaMar 26, 2025

The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the cyberattack on the county’s library system.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/03/26/516946/fort-bend-das-office-investigates-library-cyberattack/

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Fort Bend County DA’s Office investigating library cyberattack

Fort Bend County commissioners have approved nearly $3 million in library-related IT contracts in the aftermath of the cybersecurity attack. The county has not confirmed whether those contracts are related to the attack.

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Houston Public MediaMar 12, 2025

The Fort Bend County Libraries system experienced a “cybersecurity incident” that caused a website outage. The cause of the attack remains under investigation.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/03/12/515895/fort-bend-county-libraries-faces-website-outage-after-cybersecurity-incident/

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Fort Bend County Libraries system faces website outage after ‘cybersecurity incident’

The library collects patrons’ names, phone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth and addresses when they sign up for library cards. Library staff said there’s no evidence to suggest that this data has been compromised during the cyberattack.

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