December 22, 2023 at 06:45AM
The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island experienced a data breach affecting around 2,000 inmates, staff, and vendors. The breach, which occurred in November, involved malware and data theft, compromising personal details like financial info, medical records, and Social Security numbers. The facility is providing affected individuals with required notifications and free credit monitoring.
Key takeaways from the meeting notes:
– The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island experienced a data breach affecting around 2,000 inmates, staff, and vendors.
– The breach involved malware being deployed on the facility’s computer systems and resulted in the theft of various types of data, including financial information, detainees’ medical information, staff information, and vendor information.
– Compromised information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth, hire dates, job titles, and Social Security numbers.
– The facility is notifying affected individuals as required by law and offering free credit monitoring to eligible individuals.
– The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the facility will notify any additional affected individuals.
– The Play ransomware group claimed responsibility for the incident and has made the allegedly stolen information publicly available.
– The Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility is a non-profit, quasi-public prison operated by the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation.
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