Foster City Pauses Services After Ransomware Attack; LA Metro Reports Unauthorized Activity
Summary
Foster City paused non-emergency services after a ransomware attack and warned public information may have been exposed. Separately, LA Metro restricted access to internal systems after unauthorized activity; it had not found customer or employee data affected.
Key points
- Foster City declared a state of emergency and paused non-emergency public services after discovering a ransomware attack.
- The city said hackers may have obtained public information and advised people who had done business with it to change passwords and protect their personal data.
- Foster City said 911 and police dispatch were functional; police later reported its emergency and non-emergency lines were back up after a temporary outage.
- The attack also led the city to hold a council meeting in person only, without a Zoom option.
- Separately, Los Angeles Metro limited employee access to internal administrative systems after detecting unauthorized activity.
- Metro reported issues with station arrival displays and adding value to TAP cards, but said it had not found customer or employee data affected and was restoring access after security checks.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Foster City
- Victim Domain
- Unknown
- Incident Type
- Ransomware attack
- Data Types Exposed
- Public information (possible exposure; specific data types not disclosed)
- Affected Records
- Unknown
- Affected Data Size
- Unknown
- Operational Impact
- Foster City paused non-emergency public services and declared a state of emergency. Emergency services, including 911 and police dispatch, were reported functional, though police lines were temporarily down and later restored. A city council meeting was moved to in-person-only. Separately, Los Angeles Metro restricted employee access to internal administrative systems after detecting unauthorized activity; customers experienced issues with station arrival displays and adding value to TAP cards, while transit service continued.
- Ransom Or Extortion
- Unknown
- Claim Status
- confirmed