U.S. Marshals Service suffers ransomware breach that compromises sensitive information, senior law enforcement officials say

Andrew Blankstein, Michael Kosnar, Jonathan Dienst, and Tom Winter report:

The U.S. Marshals Service suffered a security breach over a week ago that compromises sensitive information, multiple senior U.S. law enforcement officials said Monday.

In a statement Monday, U.S. Marshals Service spokesperson Drew Wade acknowledged the breach, telling NBC News: “The affected system contains law enforcement sensitive information, including returns from legal process, administrative information, and personally identifiable information pertaining to subjects of USMS investigations, third parties, and certain USMS employees.”