Columbus police officers are suing the city over data stolen by a ransomware group, saying their social security numbers and personal information are on the dar
The lawsuit alleges the city failed to protect officers' and other employee's personal information and failed to follow industry and, which claims to have stolen 6.5 TB of city government data, threatened to release the information publicly if a ransom of 30 BT was not paid.claims information stolen from city servers includes passwords, log-ins, databases, and access to city cameras.
Previously, at least a dozen members of The Fraternal Order Of Police have reported their personal information has been compromised since the data was stolen last month.The lawsuit says that in addition to financial security fears, the officers also fear being targeted by criminals."He has a well-founded fear that, should his identity as a police officer come to light, not only will ongoing criminal investigations be jeopardized, but his life is in clear and present danger.
Since the deadline passed for the ransom, Mayor Andrew Ginther's Office has disputed the value of the data stolen. "While a foreign cyber threat actor claims to have released city data, it has not been validated that the data is usable or valuable. The fact that the threat actor’s attempted data auction failed is a strong indication that the data lacks value to those who would seek to do harm or profit from it," Ginther's statement said in part.We reached out to the City of Columbus for comment on the lawsuit.
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