Washington: “The Pierce County Libraries System Was Hacked, Information Stolen. What We Know”

From The News Tribune:

After the Pierce County Library System catalog was reported down for more than a week in May, the library system confirmed Monday that it “was the target of a cybersecurity event” and that “some Library data was taken,” according to communications manager Somer Hanson.

As of Monday, “details of the information accessed remain unknown at this time and are still under investigation,” Hanson told the News Tribune in an email. “Individuals whose personally identifiable information was impacted, will be notified accordingly.”

Hanson said “an outside entity gained unauthorized access to the PCLS network” but could not share more information as of Wednesday. As a practice the PCLS “minimizes the amount of personal information collected from library users,” she said.

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