The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on July 10, 2024, that Dallas County, Texas, experienced a cybersecurity incident on October 19, 2023, which may have compromised the names of individuals associated with the County. The County engaged third-party cybersecurity specialists to investigate and took steps to secure its information, including deploying an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tool and forcing password changes.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2024-07-10-dallas-county-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/dallas-county
"id": "dal450072825",
"linkid": "dallas-county",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2023",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Texas, USA',
'name': 'Dallas County',
'type': 'Government'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': 'names of individuals'},
'date_detected': '2023-10-19',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2024-07-10',
'description': 'The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on July '
'10, 2024, that Dallas County, Texas, experienced a '
'cybersecurity incident on October 19, 2023, which may have '
'compromised the names of individuals associated with the '
'County. The County engaged third-party cybersecurity '
'specialists to investigate and took steps to secure its '
'information, including deploying an Endpoint Detection and '
'Response (EDR) tool and forcing password changes.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names of individuals']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2024-07-10',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'containment_measures': ['deploying an Endpoint Detection and '
'Response (EDR) tool',
'forcing password changes'],
'third_party_assistance': 'cybersecurity specialists'},
'title': 'Dallas County Cybersecurity Incident',
'type': 'Cybersecurity Incident'}