Ransomware attack shuts down council services in Foster City
Foster City in the US was hit by a ransomware attack that shut down multiple city services and left city computer systems offline for several days. The city declared a state of emergency over the attack.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- City of Foster City
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Multiple city services shut down and city computer systems offline for several days
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- Multiple city services were shut down by the ransomware attack, and the city moved to declare a state of emergency.
- As disruption from the cyber-attack continued, the declaration of a state of emergency was made public.
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