Adams County, Mississippi
April 17, 2026
•[ ransomware, government services, outdated systems ]
Adams County, Mississippi suffered a ransomware attack on April 17, 2026, after an outdated computer in the sanitation department allowed hackers to spread through the county network. The attack locked employees out of key services including court records, car tag payments, and public records processing; about 70% of systems were back online by the time of reporting, but full recovery was still underway.
