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A right Royal pain in the Dallas: City IT systems crippled by ransomware
2023-05-05 19:19

The city of Dallas, Texas, is working to restore city services following a ransomware attack that crippled its IT systems. "The city is experiencing a service outage and is working to restore services," the city's website read on Friday morning.

City of Dallas hit by ransomware
2023-05-04 13:21

The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a ransomware attack that resulted in disruption of several of its services. "Wednesday morning, the City's security monitoring tools notified our Security Operations Center that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within our environment," the City's public statement revealed.

City of Dallas hit by Royal ransomware attack impacting IT services
2023-05-03 22:13

The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a Royal ransomware attack, causing it to shut down some of its IT systems to prevent the attack's spread. Dallas is the ninth largest city in the United States, with a population of approximately 2.6 million people, according to US census data.Today, the City of Dallas confirmed that a ransomware attack caused the disruption.

City of Dallas hit by ransomware attack impacting IT services
2023-05-03 19:27

The City of Dallas, Texas, has suffered a ransomware attack, causing it to shut down some of its IT systems to prevent the attack's spread. Dallas is the ninth largest city in the United States, with a population of approximately 2.6 million people, according to US census data. Local media reported that the City's police communications and IT systems were shut down Monday morning due to a suspected ransomware attack.

City of Toronto confirms data theft, Clop claims responsibility
2023-03-23 21:05

City of Toronto is among Clop ransomware gang's latest victims hit in the ongoing GoAnywhere hacking spree.The Clop ransomware gang has hit City of Toronto in its ongoing attacks targeting organizatiosn running the vulnerable GoAnywhere file transfer utility.

LockBit ransomware gang now also claims City of Oakland breach
2023-03-21 16:57

Another ransomware operation, the LockBit gang, now threatens to leak what it describes as files stolen from the City of Oakland's systems.The City of Oakland is yet to issue a statement regarding the claims made by the LockBit ransomware gang.

Ransomware gang leaks data stolen from City of Oakland
2023-03-04 20:47

The Play ransomware gang has begun to leak data from the City of Oakland, California, that was stolen in a recent cyberattack. The initial data leak consists of a 10GB multi-part RAR archive allegedly containing confidential documents, employee information, passports, and IDs.

Play ransomware claims disruptive attack on City of Oakland
2023-03-03 15:42

The Play ransomware gang has taken responsibility for a cyberattack on the City of Oakland that has disrupted IT systems since mid-February. Oakland is a city in California on the east side of the San Francisco Bay Area with a population of about 440,000.

City of Oakland declares state of emergency after ransomware attack
2023-02-15 15:47

Oakland has declared a local state of emergency because of the impact of a ransomware attack that forced the City to take all its IT systems offline on February 8th. Interim City Administrator G. Harold Duffey declared a state of emergency to allow the City of Oakland to expedite orders, materials and equipment procurement, and activate emergency workers when needed."Today, Interim City Administrator, G. Harold Duffey issued a local state of emergency due to the ongoing impacts of the network outages resulting from the ransomware attack that began on Wednesday, February 8," a statement issued today reads.

City of Oakland systems offline after ransomware attack
2023-02-10 22:04

The City of Oakland was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday night that forced it to take all systems offline until the network is secured and affected services are brought back online. The attack has not affected core services, with the City saying that 911 dispatch and fire and emergency resources are all working as expected.