Hacker
Local software developers will compete against each other to see who can invent the best computer app for assisting wildfire victims and emergency responders
Officials paid a $750 ransom to the hackers who had taken control and encrypted files on a computer at the fire district; employees are now being trained on Internet safety
Users clicking on portions of the site were redirected to pages the chief described as inappropriate; the FBI is investigating
Hayward dispatchers and public safety personnel are having to track calls using pen and paper
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A diplomatic feud between Turkey, Germany and the Netherlands is allegedly to blame for the hijacking of hundreds of Twitter accounts
The website showed a jihadi fighter and a flag accompanied by audio; it also showed writing in Arabic and a threat to Israel
Same virus that attacked a nearby police department, which encrypted data and demanded a ransom to provide the decryption key
This wasn’t the first time that hackers have tried to crack the communication system; the cyber attack is under investigation
The thief was able to exploit a computer virus to retrieve the firefighters’ names and passwords from their work computer
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