NOVEMBER 2023 DATA SECURITY INCIDENT

pThe primary mission of the Donald W Wyatt Detention Facility is to protect the public from people who pose a threat to society Our mission is accomplished by operating a safe secure and humane facility that is in compliance with state and federal law as well as the American Correctional Association standards Our employees are highly trained professionals and will uphold ethically sound behavior at all timesppMotto Pride Performance ProfessionalismppThe Donald W Wyatt Detention Facility located in Central Falls RI is operated by the Central Falls Detention Facility Corporation CFDFC It is a quasipublic corporation governed by a fivemember Board of Directors appointed by the Mayor of Central Falls The Board in turn appoints an administrator of the corporation who is responsible for overseeing the management and overall operation of the corporation and the Donald W Wyatt Detention FacilityppThe Facility operates at maximum security providing housing for up to 730 adult male and up to 40 adult female detainees and is accredited by the American Correctional Association ACA During the most recent reaccreditation audit the Facility received a 100 rating on all mandatory and nonmandatory ACA standardsppRegular inspections of the Facility are conducted by various oversight agencies including the United States Marshals Service Quality Assurance Reviews and Rhode Island Department of Public Health among othersppDetainees housed within the facility are in the custody of the United States Marshals Services various jurisdictions including but not limited to Rhode Island Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and Vermont The facility also houses detainees who are in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Immigration Customs Enforcement ICE United States Navy and the Mashantucket Pequot TribeppppOn November 2 2023 we discovered that a virus had impacted the Facilitys computer systems We quickly took steps to minimize its impact took other necessary actions to protect the Facilitys systems and have been investigating the matter We have been working with a forensic security consultant to identify the nature and scope of the incident and the data taken from the Facilitys system The FBI is also investigating this incidentppOur investigation and review of the affected data is active and ongoing and over the course of our review of the affected data from late November into early December we have identified at least 1454 detainees 438 current and former staff and 92 outside vendors who were affected At this time we believe that various types of data were taken from the Facilitys systems and posted on the dark web including certain financial information certain detainees medical information certain current and former staff information and certain vendor information Some of this information included names home addresses citystatezip personal homecellphone numbers birth dates hire dates job titles and in some but not all instances Social Security numbers The Facility regrets any concern this incident may have caused and we are committed to helping minimize any possible impact Individuals affected by this incident are being notified as required by law and free credit monitoring will be offered to affected and eligible individuals As our review continues if we discover additional individuals affected by the incident we will send any required notices to those additional individuals as wellppDecember 19 2023ppDonald W Wyatt Detention Facility
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