City officials confirmed Tuesday that the same “unauthorized third party” hacker group behind the February attack was responsible for the latest release.
OAKLAND — Another large trove of sensitive data stolen from the city’s internal network has been dumped onto the internet,City officials confirmed Tuesday that the same “unauthorized third party” hacker groupSources who viewed a link to download the data on the dark web — a layered version of the internet not searchable on the web — told this news organization that the dump amounted to around 600 gigabytes.
“We are working with third-party specialists and law enforcement to investigate and we will continue conducting a thorough review of the involved files,” city spokesperson Jean Walsh said in an email. More damagingly, thousands of current and former city employees have had their medical information, home addresses and social security numbers exposed on the dark web, which anyone can access with the proper software.
The aftermath of the attack has left numerous workers frustrated. This week, Oakland’s police officers union made good on its earlier threat to file a legal claim against the city seeking damages.increased risk of suffering, economic harm and identify theft,” states the union claim, noting how the city was twice warned of being vulnerable to a ransomware attack.
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