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Shocking new analysis exposes Bay Area risk-level to cyberattacks

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Choi, J. (2026, September 18). Shocking new analysis exposes Bay Area risk-level to cyberattacks. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/bay-area-dominates-list-of-us-cities-vulnerable-to-cyberattacks/

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A new analysis by ShareVault, based in the Bay Area, ranks Oakland, San Francisco, and San Jose among the top four cities most vulnerable to cyberattacks in America. The study evaluates 58 major U.S. cities using metrics like cybersecurity job availability, data breaches, and concentration of high-risk industries. Oakland leads with 102.25 breaches per 10,000 residents, while San Francisco has 40% of its industries considered high risk. This report highlights the Bay Area’s susceptibility despite being a tech hub, noting California's appeal to hackers due to data and money availability.

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A recent analysis by ShareVault, a Bay Area-based software company, revealed that three of the top four most vulnerable U.S. cities to cyberattacks are located in the San Francisco Bay Area. Oakland ranked first with 102.25 breaches per 10,000 residents, followed closely by San Francisco, where 40% of industries were deemed high risk. San Jose came in fourth on this list and had a 39% concentration of high-risk industries along with the tenth-highest breach rate nationally. The study evaluated 58 major cities across the country using metrics like cybersecurity job availability and employee numbers, highlighting significant vulnerabilities despite the Bay Area's reputation as a tech hub.

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A Bay Area city just got crowned America’s most vulnerable cyberattack target according to a new analysis. uncertain

city → crown → analysis

Despite being considered the tech capital of the world, the Bay Area dominated a new list of America’s most vulnerable cyberattack targets, claiming three of the top four spots. asserted

Area → consider → spots

Oakland and San Francisco came in first and second, respectively, while San Jose was ranked fourth. asserted

Jose → come → ?

The study was conducted by a software company –– also based in the Bay –– called ShareVault. asserted

study → conduct → Bay

“Oakland ranks first with 102.25 breaches per 10,000 residents. asserted

Oakland → rank → residents

San Francisco follows in second, with 40% of its industries considered high risk, while San Jose ranks fourth with a 39% high-risk industry concentration and the 10th-highest breach rate,” the Manufacturing Business Technology (MBT) wrote in its findings. asserted

Technology → follow → findings

“Long Beach ranks sixth with the third-highest breach rate and fifth-highest cyber vacancy rate. asserted

Beach → rank → rate

Sacramento follows in seventh after recording 84.12 breaches per 10,000 residents, the fourth-highest level nationally,” it continued. asserted

it → follow → residents

The company conducted the study by analyzing 58 major cities across the country using certain metrics such as cybersecurity job availability, number of employees in cybersecurity-related jobs, data breaches, and the concentration of high-risk industries to see which cyber threats might have the biggest impact. uncertain

threats → conduct → impact

“California ranks highly because its companies and individuals present the two things that hackers value and target the most –– data and money,” the editorial director of MBT told KTVU. asserted

director → rank → KTVU

Based out of Los Gatos, ShareVault specializes in providing secure Virtual Data Rooms that helps companies partake in high-stakes transactions while protecting sensitive business information. asserted

companies → base → information

This study comes as a Bay Area city declared a state of emergency as a result of a major cyberattack back in March. asserted

city → come → March

Foster City had to suspend city government services and moved its entire network offline. asserted

City → have → network

Shocking new analysis exposes Bay Area risk-level to cyberattacks

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