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Threat Intelligence & APT The Record 1 month ago

US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach

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CyberNew Threat Research Desk
• Original Reporting: The Record
CyberNew Threat Intel Assessment
Assessed Severity: INFORMATIONAL
Impacted Surface
Enterprise Data & Identity Stores
Intelligence Sector
Threat Intelligence & APT

Analyst Takeaway

"Image: George Oliver / Unsplash US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach Sealed court information and sensitive personal data were exposed in a breach of a Thomson Reuters records platform affecting courts in at least 12 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, the company publicly disclosed Wednesday. Thomson Reuters has not said how the attacker gained access, who..."

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Thomson Reuters
Image: George Oliver / Unsplash

US and Canadian court data exposed in Thomson Reuters breach

Sealed court information and sensitive personal data were exposed in a breach of a Thomson Reuters records platform affecting courts in at least 12 U.S. states, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Canada, the company publicly disclosed Wednesday.

Thomson Reuters has not said how the attacker gained access, who was responsible or how much data was taken. The number of people affected also remains unclear. The company stressed the breach occurred within its environment and was not caused by the networks, systems or data security of the affected courts.

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