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Cyberattack on Arizona’s court system leads to over a million people’s personal information breached

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A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system has compromised personal data of over a million individuals, with specific breaches involving nearly 30,000 protection order records and 150,000 foster care reports. The breach occurred after an employee clicked a malicious link in an email, leading to the theft of information dating back up to three decades for people with unpaid court-related fees. Although the data was copied, there is no evidence that it has been used or shared further since the attack, which was contained by shutting down a backup server two hours after detection on September 24.

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A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system compromised personal information of more than 1.3 million people, mostly involving individuals with unpaid court fees, fines, and restitution payments for traffic and criminal violations dating back to as far as 30 years ago. The breach occurred when a court employee clicked on a malicious link in an email, leading the attackers to also steal records of nearly 30,000 active and inactive orders of protection and over 150,000 reports from a foster care board dating back to 2010. The Arizona Supreme Court’s technology staff managed to shut down the attack on a backup server approximately two hours after it was detected on September 24. Since then, the court has informed those affected by the breach, but there is currently no evidence that the stolen information has been used or shared beyond the initial theft.

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Cyberattack on Arizona’s court system leads to over a million people’s personal information breached By asserted

information → lead → system

A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email. asserted

employee → steal → email

The Arizona Supreme Court said the information was copied for 1.3 million people with unpaid court fees, fines and restitution payments for traffic and criminal violations dating back as far as 30 years. asserted

information → say → violations

Those leading the attack also took records of nearly 30,000 active and inactive orders of protection and 150,000 reports dating back to 2010 from a foster care board that makes recommendations in cases where parents are alleged to be unfit or unable to care for a child. asserted

parents → lead → child

The court’s technology staff shut down the attack on a backup server about two hours after spotting it on Sept. 24. asserted

staff → shut → Sept.

Since then, the court has notified those affected by the breach. “We don’t have any evidence it has been used or shared” after the attack, state Supreme Court spokesperson Alberto Rodriguez said Tuesday. asserted

Rodriguez → notify → attack

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Report → start → news

The attack, which is under investigation, hasn’t affected or delayed any court cases, Rodriguez said. asserted

Rodriguez → affect → cases

No records were altered or deleted, and the attackers didn’t steal information about jurors, witnesses or court employees. asserted

attackers → alter → jurors

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