LockBit attack shuts Wichita city systems
Ransomware forced Wichita, Kansas, to shut down city networks, disrupting payments, transit fares and airport systems.
- Service
- City of Wichita
- Date
- 5 May 2024
- Cause
- Cyberattack
- Duration
- Not stated or multi-day
- Status
- resolved
- Severity
- major
- Region
- Global
- Source
- The Record ↗
Cite this
Nuffield Consulting, “LockBit attack shuts Wichita city systems”, The Daily Tech Wire outage & breach log, 5 May 2024. https://techwire.nuffieldconsulting.com/incidents/2024-05-05-city-of-wichita-outage/ (retrieved 15 Nov 2026).
This entry summarises public reporting. Please also cite the original source: The Record, https://therecord.media/law-enforcement-data-stolen-wichita-ransomware.
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