Foster City Declares State of Emergency Following Ransomware Attack

Leaders in the community of Foster City declared a state of emergency as a cyberattack continues to hold the city’s network hostage.

The city council approved the state of emergency during a special meeting Monday night, with no Zoom or online access, as the network remains shut down.

“The city has kind of been keeping us in the dark. I mean, we don’t know what got affected, what departments are affected, how it affects us,” said Yiming Luo, the only resident who showed up to speak out about the hack, which happened on March 19.

Read the rest of the story at CBS News.

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