What was the impact of the Dallas County incident of Oct 01, 2023?

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The Play ransomware attack in October 2023 had severe repercussions for Dallas County, resulting in the exposure of sensitive personal data for over 200,000 individuals. This dataset included full names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, state identification numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, as well as medical and health insurance information. The exposed details necessitated the provision of two years of credit monitoring and identity theft protection services for those whose more critical information had been compromised. Critical systems or services were not explicitly reported as taken offline; however, the exposed data included private documents from various departments, indicating significant access to internal information. Dallas County responded with several security enhancements, such as deploying Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions, enforcing password resets, and blocking suspicious IP addresses to prevent future incidents. Moreover, the County faced broader cybersecurity challenges, compounded by a series of incidents earlier in 2023, including a social engineering attack leading to a $2.4 million fraudulent payment and a Royal ransomware attack on the City of Dallas. This context underscores the ongoing vulnerabilities and efforts to bolster cybersecurity in the region's public sector.

Dallas County Data Breach Oct 2023

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Security Incident Summary

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Threat Actor

Actor Type

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VPN/SASE

IDS/IPS

EDR

MDM

SSO / MFA

IGA

WAF

SCA

CASB

CWPP

SIEM

TIP

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