HAGÅTÑA — Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero confirmed Saturday that the Government of Guam is actively responding to a widespread cyber incident linked to a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting cPanel-hosted websites globally.
Governor Leon Guerrero and Lt. Governor Joshua F. Tenorio have been fully briefed and ordered a government-wide assessment of all potentially affected agencies. Preliminary information indicates multiple guam.gov websites may be impacted as part of a broader global event affecting systems across multiple jurisdictions.
Worst-case scenarios under review include potential data disruption, deletion or encryption consistent with ransomware-type activity. There is no confirmation at this time of any breach involving sensitive personal information.
Guam’s Office of Technology is leading response and recovery efforts in coordination with hosting partners, with immediate patching and system hardening measures being implemented. The Mariana Regional Fusion Center, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency have been notified and are engaged.
“This is a serious situation, and we are treating it with urgency and discipline,” said Governor Leon Guerrero. “Our focus is clear: secure our systems, protect the public, and restore services safely and as quickly as possible.”
Emergency response operations are not affected. The Guam Homeland Security and Office of Civil Defense website remains operational. Government services continue through alternate channels where necessary.
The public is urged to rely only on official government communication platforms and to remain cautious of phishing attempts and fraudulent websites. Suspicious activity should be reported to the Mariana Regional Fusion Center at (671) 475-0400 or mrfc@ghs.guam.gov.
