Oakland Police Department Site Down in Apparent Hack

The Oakland Police Department remained down on Thursday following an apparent cyberattack as protests continued over the treatment of minorities by police.

About 50 protesters blocked the entrances of the city’s courthouse on Wednesday night in a relatively quiet demonstration. A night earlier, authorities fired rubber bullets and arrested at least 19 people as crowds swarmed city streets for the fourth straight night.

Websites for the city, the Fire Department and the Police Department were all disabled beginning on Tuesday, according to the LA Times, though by Thursday only the police site remained down. The hacker collective Anonymous appeared to take responsibility for the cyberattacks in a tweet.

Hundreds of protesters have gathered at Berkeley nightly this week to protest in the wake of grand jury decisions in New York and Missouri not to indict white police officers over the deaths of unarmed black men.

Witness Protesters Taking Over the Streets After the Eric Garner Grand Jury Decision

A group of protesters rally against a grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner occupy the eastbound traffic lanes of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City in the early morning hours of Dec. 4, 2014.

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Protestors block 15th Street near Pennsylvania Avenue to protest the Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict officer Daniel Pantaleo in the Eric Garner chokehold case in Washington on Dec. 3, 2014.

Jim Lo Scalzo—EPA

Demonstrators march through the streets of New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Regina Bates speaks during a demonstration in Oakland, Calif. on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Police stand guard on the West Side highway as protesters block traffic in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Shannon Stapleton—Reuters

Anwar Thurston, 36, joined demonstrators who gathered to protest the Eric Garner grand jury decision during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at City Hall in Philadelphia on Dec. 3, 2014.

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A demonstrator cries while gathering to protest the Eric Garner grand jury decision during a Christmas Tree lighting ceremony at City Hall in Philadelphia on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Demonstrators block traffic on Highway I-395 in Washington on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Protestors lay down in Grand Central Station during a protest in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

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People take part in a protest against the grand jury decision on the death of Eric Garner in midtown Manhattan in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Eric Thayer—Reuters

Protesters raise their arms and chant at police officers in Times Square in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Caitlin Ochs—Polaris

Demonstrators march in protest on the streets of St. Louis on Dec. 3, 2014.

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Police officers block protesters from marching up a highway entrance ramp near Times Square in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Seth Wenig—AP

A man holding a child walks with protesters as they march past Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Adrees Latif—Reuters

Atlanta Police face off with protesters blocking Spring Street in Atlanta on Dec. 3, 2014.

Erik S. Lesser—EPA

A demonstrator stands next to a makeshift memorial where Eric Garner died during an arrest in July in the Staten Island borough of New York City on Dec. 3, 2014.

Shannon Stapleton—Reuters

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