The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department is investigating a potential data theft after a ransomware group added the city's administration to its list of victims.
The leak site owned by the LockBit organisation now houses more than 25,000 people and is around 10 minutes north of Oakland.
They are aware that after reportedly obtaining data from a few City of El Cerrito computers, fraudsters have threatened to post information on a website they operate away from the mainstream internet.
Currently monitoring the statements made by the unauthorised actor to determine their veracity, and are collaborating with third-party cybersecurity experts and law enforcement on this subject.
Source: https://therecord.media/california-city-el-cerrito-investigates-data-theft-lockbit
"id": "SAN41128823",
"linkid": "san-bernardino-county",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "07/2023",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"