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Sensitive data stolen in ransomware attack on US Marshals Service
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The U.S. Marshals Service was hacked in a ransomware attack earlier this month, resulting in the theft of sensitive data.
Dr. Ilia Kolochenko, founder of information technology security company ImmuniWeb SA and member of the Europol Data Protection Experts Network, said the incident deserves an urgent investigation to identify precisely the actual scope of the breach and to understand what data has actually been stolen.
“If sensitive information from the witness protection program and other ultra-sensitive federal databases has been indeed compromised, many innocent people may be murdered by acolytes of mafia kingpins and members of drug cartels,” Kolochenko explained. “Worse, such incidents irreparably erode people’s trust toward the government and its ability to protect law-abiding citizens and those who decided to cooperate with authorities.” Read Full Article
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