The U.S. Marshals Service is investigating a data breach that may have affected employees' personal information.
The breach occurred on Feb. 17.
- Hackers targeted a stand-alone USMS system.
- USMS is a bureau in the Justice Department that primarily deals with executing federal court orders, seizing illegally obtained assets, assuring the safety of government witnesses and their families, etc.
- The agency claims that hackers have not stolen any information from the U.S. witness protection program.
- The breach is categorized as a major incident by the agency and is currently being investigated.
- The USMS network has been disconnected from the infected system.
- This is not the first time that threat actors have successfully breached the U.S. Marshals Service. In 2020, hackers stole a list that contained the names of over 387,000 former and current inmates.
