Grand Traverse County, Michigan, notified 782 residents about a data breach involving their names and Social Security numbers, discovered in June 2024. The breach was detected over a year later, and victims are offered one year of free credit monitoring. #DataBreach #SocialSecurityNumbers
Keypoints
- Grand Traverse County experienced a data breach impacting personal information of 782 individuals.
- The breach involved unauthorized activity and was identified more than 15 months after occurrence.
- Victims are eligible for 12 months of free credit monitoring through Cyberscout.
- Most recent ransomware attacks on US government entities have compromised over 3 million records in 2024 and 2025.
- Ransomware gangs target government systems, causing data theft and operational disruptions.