Tallahassee Confirms Cyberattack; Official Says No Data Was Compromised
Summary
Tallahassee confirmed a cyber event on April 17. Staff isolated the threat, the city shut down its website, and Leon County paused its network link with the city. An official said no data was compromised as assessment continued.
Key points
- Tallahassee said staff detected an attack affecting part of the city’s technology environment and acted to isolate the threat.
- The city shut down its website as a precaution while confirming containment; the site was displaying errors.
- Leon County temporarily paused its network link with Tallahassee to limit the risk of spread.
- The city technology director said no data was compromised, while staff continued assessing access and validating containment.
- Officials warned of possible outages affecting CAD, GIS, and other city-county applications, and cautioned against opening email attachments from talgov[.]com.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- City of Tallahassee
- Victim Domain
- talgov.com
- Incident Type
- Confirmed cyberattack involving an attempted intrusion into portions of the city's technology environment; staff isolated the threat and were validating containment.
- Incident Date
- 2026-04-17
- Disclosure Date
- 2026-04-17
- Operational Impact
- The city took its website offline as a defensive measure; it was down that afternoon. The city warned of possible periodic downtime during maintenance. Leon County temporarily paused its network link with the city, and its CIO warned of possible outages affecting CAD, GIS, or other city-county applications. The city assistant manager said there were no operational impacts to the system at that time.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed
People
Christian DoolinAssistant City Manager who informed city commissioners of the incident and said staff responded by isolating the threat; he reported that staff were assessing containment and access.Michelle TaylorLeon County Chief Information Officer who reported a confirmed cyber event on the city's IT network and said the county paused its network link with the city to prevent spread.Tim DavisThe city's technology director who said the website was taken offline proactively while the city confirmed containment; he reported that the city was still assessing the attack's origin and that no data had been compromised.