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U.S. Marshals data breach overview:
- Who: The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has acknowledged it suffered a data breach in February that the agency said may have exposed sensitive law enforcement information.
- Why: The government agency is attributing the data breach to a ransomware incident that targeted one of its standalone systems.
- Where: The USMS is a U.S. government agency.
The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has disclosed it suffered a data breach that potentially exposed sensitive law enforcement information
The agency has attributed the data breach to a ransomware incident that targeted one of its standalone systems, USA Today reports.
The USMS discovered the data breach on Feb. 17, at which time it shut off its operations and began an investigation into what authorities reportedly described as a “major incident.”
Potentially exposed information includes administrative information, and personally identifiable information of U.S. Marshals Service investigations and certain USMS employees and third parties, according to the agency, NBC News reports.
U.S. Marshals Service says data breach may have compromised data related to returns from legal process
The data breach also reportedly may have compromised sensitive law enforcement information related to returns from legal process, according to the USMS.
Officials with the Justice Department were briefed about the data breach Feb. 22, and, while the investigation is ongoing, it has been established the incident did not affect the agency’s Witness Security program, USA Today reports.
The data breach was designated as a “major incident” by senior department officials after the Marshals Service disclosed the incident to them, NBC News reports.
The agency’s witness protection program is highly secretive and, since its creation in 1971, has given new identities to in excess of 19,000 witnesses and their family members, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, reports USA Today.
Also last month, cybersecurity researchers claimed Activision Blizzard suffered a data breach in December 2022 that allegedly exposed the private data of Activision employees and the future release plans for its Call of Duty video game franchise.
Activision Blizzard responded to the data breach allegations by claiming the event was simply a “SMS phishing attempt” and has chosen not to respond to screenshots released on Twitter that purport to detail the alleged data breach.
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