A ransomware attack has disrupted municipal operations in Foster City, California, as officials continue to respond. The Bay Area city, home to roughly 34,000 residents, was forced to suspend most public services after suspicious activity was detected early Thursday morning.
According to city officials, the Foster City cyberattack prompted immediate activation of “incident response protocols.” Authorities stated that, as a precaution, most government computer systems were taken offline to protect the network and prevent further compromise.
“As a precaution, we have taken most of our computer systems offline while we ensure the security of our network,” the city said in a news release. “We are engaging with independent cybersecurity specialists to assist with the investigation and remediation.”
Foster City Cyberattack Caused Disruptions Across the Bay Area City
The Foster City cyberattack has effectively paralyzed nearly all non-emergency services in the Bay Area city. While emergency services such as 911 and police dispatch remained operational, there were temporary outages. Both emergency and non-emergency phone lines for the Foster City Police Department were briefly down on Thursday, but were later restored…