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Foster City council ratifies emergency proclamation after ransomware attack
Summary
The council unanimously ratified the City Manager's proclamation of a local emergency after staff reported a ransomware attack that disrupted city network access; council added a closed session on the cybersecurity incident and then recessed to that session.
Foster City council members voted to ratify a proclamation of local emergency after staff reported a ransomware attack that impaired the city's network and interfered with services.
City legal staff told the council that "the city's net network was recently attacked by an external actor in the form of a ransomware attack, and this attack caused network access to become unavailable, significantly interfering with city staff's ability to conduct business and provide…
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