Personal data from more than 250 people was compromised in a 2023 cyber attack in Dallas, city says
Published: Fri, 01/12/24
Personal data from more than 250 people was compromised in a 2023 cyber attack in Dallas, city says
The city states they've identified 293 additional individuals whose data was accessed by an unauthorized third party
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DALLAS — The City of Dallas released updated information relating to a cyberattack that affected the city last summer.
In the update, the city stated they found about 293 additional individuals, both employees and residents, whose datta was accessed by an unauthorized third party.
These individuals were sent notification letters, the city added.
As of Jan. 9, the city says 13.3% of the individuals notified have enrolled in credit monitoring.
Those 293 individuals are on top of more than 30,000 individuals who were identified previously.
The city also offered two years of free credit monitoring to those impacted. Dallas City Council, in August, approved $8.6 million to pay for services related to the breach.
The type of information affected by the attack, listed in the report, includes names, addresses, social security information, medical information and health insurance information.
City officials issued a formal notice regarding the breach on Aug. 3, detailing how an unauthorized third party downloaded city data and accessed servers for nearly a month between April 7 and May 4. The city first detected the incident on May 3.