INCIDENT: Ransomware Attack impacts City of Oakland, State of Emergency Activated

Oakland has declared a local state of emergency because of the impact of a ransomware attack. The state of emergency was declared to allow the City of Oakland to expedite orders, materials and equipment procurement, and activate emergency workers when needed. The ransomware attack impacted non-emergency services only, but many systems taken down immediately to contain the threat, are still offline a week later.

Incident Date

February 8, 2023

Location

United States

Estimated Cost

unknown

Type of Malware:

No Malware identified

Threat Source:

No threat source identified

References:

  • City of Oakland declares state of emergency after ransomware attack

Industries:

Impacts

IT

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