City of Oakland, Irish and Israeli universities suffer ransomware attacks

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City of Oakland suffers ransomware attack

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The city of Oakland, California, has fallen victim to a ransomware attack, forcing the city to shut down its systems. The City said in a statement that the attack has not impacted critical servi...

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