Foster City leaders and cyber security experts are dealing with a ransomware attack that has shut down many city services. At City Hall on Friday, there was an eerie quiet with almost all employees working from home and many customer services shut down due to the ransomware attack detected early Thursday. The city manager quickly declared a state of emergency and independent cybersecurity experts have been brought in. “In this case, it may be a hacker in North Korea or somewhere in Russia for all we know,” tech expert Tim Bajarin said. “And then you have to bring in international services as well, so it’s not an easy fix.” Officials didn’t release many details on the investigation, but they did say they are advising people who do business with the city to change their passwords. Police emergency lines were down for a time on Thursday but were quickly restored. ...read more read less