The city has taken 'affected systems' offline, and it's not yet known whether data was stolen.
This Oct. 1, 2020, photo shows an empty plaza in front of City Hall in downtown Oakland, Calif. The city of Oakland has been hit by an ongoing ransomware attack.spokesperson confirmed that the city is the target of an ongoing ransomware attack, the full severity and scope of which are still unclear.
“The City is following industry best practices and developing a response plan to address the issue,” the spokesperson wrote. “In an abundance of caution, [the Information Technology Department] has taken affected systems offline while they work to secure and restore services safely. In the meantime, the public should expect delays from the City as a result. We are actively monitoring the situation and sending updated information as it becomes available.
The spokesperson added that “911, financial data, and fire and emergency resources are not impacted” by the attack. However, they did not address specific questions about which agencies are most affected, who might be behind the ransomware attack and, perhaps most importantly, if any data stored by the city was stolen. News of the ransomware attack was first reported Thursday
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