Idaho National Laboratory has started notifying 45,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a data breach last month.
The incident was identified on November 20 and impacted the Oracle Human Capital Management software that INL is using for certain human resources applications.
Employees, including retirees, postdocs, graduate fellows, and interns, as well as dependents and spouses were affected by the incident.
As part of the attack, personal information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, salary information, and banking details was exfiltrated, INL says.
Other sensitive personal information was compromised as well.
INL told the Maine AG that just over 45,000 individuals were affected by the data breach.
While the institution did not share details on the type of cyberattack it has suffered, hacktivist group SiegedSec claimed responsibility for the incident last month, publishing the data allegedly stolen from INL online, without making a ransom demand.
INL says it is investigating the attack with assistance from the DOE, the FBI, and CISA, and advises the impacted individuals to stay on guard for identity theft attacks and for unsolicited communication that could be leading to phishing.
This Cyber News was published on www.securityweek.com. Publication date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 12:13:05 +0000