Trumbull County reports data breach originating from third-party vendor
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The Trumbull County Auditor's Office is reporting a potential data security incident originating from a third-party vendor. The vendor, which provides a "small set of services" to one of the county offices, alerted the county to a potential security breach.
The potential breach is linked to a ransomware attack targeting the county's third-party vendor, C Systems Software. This incident disrupted the county's ability to process real estate transactions and access certain property records, as the vendor manages the software for these functions. The attack forced several county offices, including the Auditor's and Treasurer's offices, to revert to manual, paper-based processes, causing significant delays in services, particularly for property transfers and title searches.
The types of exposed information includes:
- Names
- Social Security numbers
- Driver's license numbers
- Financial account information
The total number of affected individuals has been disclosed.
Trumbull County has notied the affected individuals and is offering them complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. The county has also been working to restore its systems and resume normal operations after the service disruption caused by the attack on its vendor.
