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Arizona Courts Say Breach Copied Data on 1.3 Million People

Arizona, US

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What Happened

Unknown cybercriminals copied backup files from the Arizona Judicial Branch on Sept. 24, exfiltrating records for 1.3 million people, including FARE data, 30,000 protection orders and 150,000 foster-care reports. Court IT contained the intrusion in two hours, notified the FBI and says no evidence files were altered or shared.

What Happened

Unknown cybercriminals copied backup files from the Arizona Judicial Branch on Sept. 24, exfiltrating records for 1.3 million people, including FARE data, 30,000 protection orders and 150,000 foster-care reports. Court IT contained the intrusion in two hours, notified the FBI and says no evidence files were altered or shared.

Where Sources Agree

  • arrows_inputBreach Containment Timeline: Some coverage highlights the breach's containment within two hours on September 24 as a swift security response, which followed an employee clicking a malicious phishing link, according to the court IT team investigation.
  • arrows_inputScope of Compromised Data: Most reporting highlights the compromise of personal information for 1.3 million people, including 150,000 foster care reports, as a significant data breach of Arizona court files, according to Arizona Supreme Court records.
  • arrows_inputData Integrity Confirmed: Predominant reporting shows that the court's data remained intact and operations continued without disruption; there is currently no evidence that the stolen records were altered, deleted, or shared, according to the court's IT team assessment.

Where Sources Disagree

  • arrows_outputVictim Notification Dispute: Court officials maintain they are notifying individuals affected by the data breach; however, child welfare advocates report that parents of children in foster care have not yet been notified regarding the compromise of their sensitive records.
  • arrows_outputStolen Data Readability: Some reports note it remains unclear whether the stolen data is currently readable due to its file format. In contrast, court officials emphasize the stolen files were encrypted and would require deciphering to be accessed.

Timeline

October 06, 2026

Notifications and ongoing response: Since the attack, the court has been notifying affected individuals (including text alerts to people in the FARE program), urged potentially impacted people to freeze credit files, and said there is no evidence the copied data has been used or shared as of the latest reports; the incident remains under investigation and court operations were not disrupted.

September 24, 2026

Breach contained; FBI notified: Court technology staff contained the intrusion and shut down access on a backup server roughly two hours after spotting it on Sept. 24, and officials notified the FBI and state leadership. No court records were deleted or altered, officials said.

September 24, 2026

Massive data copied: Investigators say attackers copied data for about 1.3 million court debtors and also extracted nearly 30,000 active/inactive orders of protection plus more than 150,000 foster care review board reports (some dating to 2010); case numbers, names and Social Security numbers going back about 30 years were among the information involved.

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