Fort Bend County Libraries system faces website outage

Fort Bend County libraries still struggling with network outage after ‘cybersecurity incident’
Fort Bend County libraries have been navigating significant network disruptions since February 24, 2025, impacting services like new library card issuance and web access. County Librarian Roosevelt Weeks has confirmed that a cybersecurity incident is behind the issues.
Fort Bend Public Library faces ‘network disruptions’ as county dedicates $2.6M to bolster cypersecurity
The Fort Bend Public Library has been grappling with “network disruptions” on its website that knocked out its catalogue and e-library services more than two weeks ago. But county officials haven’t responded to questions about what’s causing the problem or how long it will last.
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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