Ransomware Attack impacts City of Oakland, State of Emergency Activated
INCIDENT
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.
Victims
Type of Malware
No Malware identified
Threat Source
No threat source identified
Industries
Impacts
IT