Oakland officials responded Monday to a threat of litigation from the Oakland Police Officers' Association over what it said was a lack of response and transparency by the city following a ransomware attack last month.
The attack breached the data of at least several dozen police officers and additional disclosures are possible. The data breach also affected other current and/or former employees.
"This city is truly broken when city employees learn more about the release of their confidential information from the media than their employer, whose incompetence and sloppy security allows these data breaches to occur," Donelan added. Attorney Rockne Lucia Jr., whose is representing the police union, sent a letter dated March 6 to former Oakland City Administrator G. Harold Duffey.
Experts and law enforcement are working together to help the city recover, the city's spokesperson said, adding that the city has communicated with employees.
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