U.S. Marshals Service suffers 'major' security breach that compromises sensitive information, senior law enforcement officials say
The incident did not involve the database involving the Witness Security Program, commonly known as the witness protection program, a source told NBC News.
Feb. 27, 2023, 6:38 PM EST
By Andrew Blankstein, Michael Kosnar, Jonathan Dienst and Tom Winter
The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that resulted in the compromise of sensitive information, multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials said Monday.
In a statement Monday, U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Drew Wade acknowledged the breach, telling NBC News: โThe affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of USMS investigations, third parties, and certain USMS employees.โ
Wade said the incident occurred Feb. 17, when the Marshals Service "discovered a ransomware and data exfiltration event affecting a stand-alone USMS system."
The system was disconnected from the network, and the Justice Department began a forensic investigation, Wade said.
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