Ransomware Attack on US Marshals Service Compromises 'Sensitive Information'
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A ransomware attack on the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) impacted a computer system containing "law enforcement sensitive information," including data on fugitives and targets of investigations.
The Details: A USMS spokesperson said Monday 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." The service discovered the hack and data theft on Feb. 17, and "disconnected the affected system, and the Department of Justice initiated a forensic investigation."
For Context: The USMS is a federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Justice that handles federal prisoners and pursues fugitives. Earlier in February, the FBI also said it had "contained" a "malicious cyber incident" on its network. In January, U.S. authorities said they seized the servers of the notorious "Hive" ransomware group.
How the Media Covered It: Sources across the spectrum reported the news in a similar fashion, and highlighted reports that witness protection data wasn't compromised. Fox News highlighted other recent cybersecurity incidents at smaller organizations, including a hospital in Florida and a labor union in Boston.
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The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a ransomware security breach this month that compromised sensitive law enforcement information, a spokesman said on Monday.
The Marshals Service notified the U.S. Department of Justice to the breach, and agents there began a forensic investigation, Drew Wade, chief of the Marshals Service public affairs office, told Reuters in an email.
"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," Wade said....
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The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed Tuesday it had been targeted by a ransomware attack over a week ago, compromising sensitive information including data on fugitives.
"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," USMS spokesman Drew J. Wade announced in a statement.
He also said the USMS discovered the incident, described as "a ransomware and data exfiltration event affecting a stand-alone USMS system," on Feb. 17.
Wade said the...
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Ransomware attack on US Marshals Service affects ‘law enforcement sensitive information’
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...
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