City of Bridgeport, Connecticut

City of Bridgeport, Connecticut

Bridgeport city government was hacked in May 2021 after the hackers encrypted the IT systems with ransomware and demanded a ransom.

The exposed information included social security numbers, birth dates, addresses, driver’s license numbers and any other information of the residents used to establish any city account.

he city provided residents with one year of free credit monitoring and identity protection services.

Source: https://wajr.com/bridgeport-city-government-hacked-residents-put-on-notice/

"id": "CIT222319123",
"linkid": "city-of-bridgeport",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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