At least 6,112 people booked into North Olympic Peninsula jails may have had their names and Social Security numbers hacked when state Administrative Office of the Courts data were breached.
State courts officials have warned that the Social Security numbers and names of those booked into a city or county jail in Washington state between September 2011 and December 2012 may have been accessed during the data breach discovered in February.
A breakdown of potentially affected individuals by county is not available.
The driver’s license numbers of up to 1 million others who had DUI citations from 1989 through 2011 or have had cases in Municipal, District or Superior Courts between 2011 and 2012 also may have been accessed, the state said.
Court officials do not believe these larger groups were affected, though they said they’ve let the public know as a precaution.
Clallam County jail Superintendent Ron Sukert said Thursday his jail processed 4,184 bookings from Sept. 1, 2011, to Dec. 31, 2012, though some individuals may have been booked multiple times.
“It sounds like a huge breach of public trust, to tell you the truth,” Sukert said of the hack.
Forks Police Chief Rick Bart said Thursday that 748 people were booked into the Forks jail during the same time period.
“I think that’s pretty serious,” Bart said, referring to the data breach.
Jefferson County jail Superintendent Steve Richmond said his jail saw 1,180 bookings from September 2011 to December 2012, with multiple bookings for some people.
Reporter Jeremy Schwartz can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5074, or at jschwartz@peninsuladailynews.com.
