Breaches and incidents
City of McMinnville (Oregon): breach notices for data copied in June and July
The city said that “between June 1 and July 18, ‘certain information may have been accessed and copied without authorization,’” possibly including “names...
- Disclosed
- Verification
- Reported by a reputable outlet, citing the company
What happened
- The city said that “between June 1 and July 18, ‘certain information may have been accessed and copied without authorization,’” possibly including “names, driver’s license numbers and Social Security numbers”; it learned of “unusual activity” on 15 Jul (KPTV). Materially new on 30 Sep: first notification of data copying; no count given.
- Root cause: not disclosed.
- No attacker named by the city. (Trackers list a RansomHouse leak-site claim; not verified here.)
- The investigation was “in-part complete” on 22 Sep; the city is mailing notices and runs a call line.