Hannah Weaver reports:
The Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin announced Friday afternoon that it found an “unauthorized person” had gained access to the court’s computer network last year. That breach included individuals’ sensitive information, including Social Security, driver’s license and credit card numbers, the court said in a press release.
The Superior Court is offering one year of identity protection and credit monitoring services to individuals impacted by the breach.
The Superior Court did not report how many files were involved or how many individuals were impacted. On October 30, 2024, the Superior Court reported “significant connectivity issues” across many of their phone and online services. A day later, the agency said it was the result of a cybersecurity incident. Friday’s press release stated that the unauthorized person gained access to the files between Oct. 25 and Oct. 30.
Read more at Lodi News.
No group ever publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. Earlier in Ocober 2024, the “Meow” threat actor(s) claimed responsibility for hitting the The Superior Court of California for the County of Sonoma and putting those data up for sale on the dark web. DataBreaches does not know whether they were also responsible for the San Joaquin attack.
Related: Superior Court of California for the County of San Joaquin website notice.