Moorhead Parks and Rec System Hit by Cyberattack

The City of Moorhead, Minnesota, announced that its Parks and Recreation registration provider, Sportsman Software, experienced a cyberattack in late February and early March. While no city-controlled information systems were affected, the incident has raised concerns about potential data compromise.

Timeline of the Incident

The outage at Sportsman Software initially occurred between February 26th and March 3rd. The City of Moorhead was informed on Friday, March 20, 2026, that the outage was the result of a cyberattack. [WDAY Radio] [Valley News Live] [InForum]

What Data Was Potentially Compromised?

Sportsman Software has stated that no customer credit card data was exposed. However, an investigation is ongoing to determine if personal customer data or employee data was compromised. [WDAY Radio] [Valley News Live] [InForum] The cyberattack did result in access to “a portion of the images and documents stored in Sportsman Software Document Storage for some customers.” [InForum]

City Systems Unaffected

City of Moorhead officials have confirmed that its own information systems were not affected by the cyberattack. [WDAY Radio] [Valley News Live]

Similar Incident in Fargo

This incident follows a “cybersecurity event” reported by the Fargo Park District in December, which was discovered on October 27th. The extent of data access in the Fargo incident remains unclear. [InForum]

Ongoing Investigation

Sportsman Software is continuing its investigation, and the City of Moorhead has stated that additional information will be released as it becomes available. [InForum]