from RT:
The breach allegedly poses no risk to those in the witness protection program
The US Marshals Service has suffered a significant cyber attack which targeted a system containing “sensitive information,” the federal policing agency said, deeming the hack a “major incident.”
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Marshals Service spokesman Drew Wade confirmed the breach on Monday, telling NBC News it occurred on February 17 and involved a ransomware attack on a “stand-alone USMS system.”
“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, adding that the Justice Department has launched a “forensic investigation.”
The spokesman noted that the system was disconnected from the wider network during the incident, but senior officials “determined that it constitutes a major incident” following briefings last week.
