Foster City is reporting a cybersecurity breach that occurred early Thursday and is “widely impacting city services.”
The city did not provide many details on the nature of the breach but said all public services outside of emergency responses have been temporarily paused.
The City Manager’s Office is in the process of declaring a state of emergency that will allow the city to get financial help from outside agencies to respond to the breach, according to a statement issued by the city Thursday afternoon.
“It is possible that public information has been accessed in the breach, but that remains uncertain at this time,” the city’s statement said, adding that people who have done business with Foster City are encouraged to change passwords to protect their data.
“Foster City staff, with the assistance of outside cybersecurity experts, are working diligently to restore the integrity of the city’s system and ensure there are no further security issues impacting services to our community,” City Manager Stefan Chatwin said in the statement.