The City of Lakewood (United States) notified the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 10 October 2023. It told that state about 24,219 Washington residents; the total can be higher.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
24,219 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
10 October 2023
What was exposed
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.
Before the notice: the ransomware gang ALPHV (BlackCat) named The City of Lakewood on its leak site on 26 July 2023, 76 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
Look for The City of Lakewood’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If The City of Lakewood has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be The City of Lakewood, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.
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