The Record reports:
A cyberattack on the library system of Pierce County, Washington exposed the information of more than 340,000 people.
The Pierce County Library System published breach notifications this week on its website and with regulators in several states. The letters concern a cybersecurity incident that was first discovered on April 21 and required the library system to shut down all of its systems.
By May 12, the organization confirmed that hackers breached their systems and stole information on employees and customers of the library – which has 19 locations and serves a county population of nearly 1 million people outside of Seattle.
The letter says an investigation revealed the hackers had access to organization systems between April 15 and April 21. The information stolen varied between patrons of the library system and current or former employees. For those who use the library’s services, their names and dates of birth were leaked.
For current or former employees, the data stolen includes Social Security numbers, financial account information, driver’s license numbers, credit card information, passport numbers, health insurance information and medical data.
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