PROVAIL (United States) notified the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 16 January 2026. It told that state about 4,391 Washington residents; the total can be higher.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
4,391 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
16 January 2026
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 Beast named PROVAIL on its leak site on 29 July 2025, 171 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
Look for PROVAIL’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 PROVAIL has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be PROVAIL, 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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