Ransomware attack on US Marshals Service affects ‘law enforcement sensitive information’
Posted on AllSides February 28th, 2023
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A ransomware attack on the US Marshals Service has affected a computer system containing “law enforcement sensitive information,” including personal information belonging to targets of investigations, a US Marshals Service spokesperson said Monday evening.
“The affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of USMS investigations, third parties, and certain USMS employees,” spokesperson Drew Wade said in a statement.
The Marshals Service, which handles federal prisoners across the US and pursues fugitives, discovered the hack and theft...