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Breach Record

City of McMinnville

DISCLOSED 2026-10-02 · RANSOMWARE · RANSOMWARE

The city of McMinnville experienced a ransomware attack that compromised sensitive data. The city waited months before notifying the public and affected individuals, potentially violating Oregon's 45-day disclosure law.

The record

What we know

Disclosed
2026-10-02
Attack vector
Ransomware
Sector
Government
Country
USA
Data classes exposed
sensitive data
RANSOMWARE
ColdRecon assessment

Could a positive-security control have prevented this?

Verdict · unclear · opinion

Insufficient details about the attack vector and endpoint involvement to assess whether a positive-security model would have prevented this ransomware attack.

Our assessments are opinion, grounded in the cited public facts. Read them critically.

Sources

Cited reporting

Similar vector · recent

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