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City of Oakland, Calif., Hit By Ransomware Attack  

The city of Oakland, Calif., has been hobbled by a ransomware attack, according to a spokesperson. So reports SFGate.com.

ransomware 2318381 640While the full extent of the damage wasn’t clear at press time, the spokesperson said that “911, financial data, and fire and emergency resources [were] not impacted.”

The spokesperson said the city’s information technology department had taken the affected systems offline “in an abundance of caution.”

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