In what could be the beginning of a huge mess, hackers managed to steal a significant amount of «sensitive» data from the law enforcement agency.
America’s oldest law enforcement agency, the U.S. Marshals Service, is in a bit of security trouble. The federal police agency had been targeted by ransomware hackers earlier this month in an episode that officials are saying involved a significant amount of “sensitive” data, according to a statement.
Just how bad is this? While details are thin, the short answer is: probably pretty bad. The USMS is the law enforcement wing of America’s federal judiciary, reporting to the Attorney General’s Office. As a result, its digital systems carry a significant amount of information related to legal cases and federal investigations. The Justice Department, which oversees the USMS, has now launched a probe into the attack and, while the agency isn’t saying much, it has characterized the episode as a “major” incident. What does that really mean? Tbh, we don’t know but suffice it to say it doesn’t sound good.
