City of Kalamazoo statement on data breach 250 current former employees affected

p Now pp81pp Sat pp80pp Sun pp90ppStrong southwest winds of 3035 mph and waves between 3 and 6 feet help to generate rip currents Tuesday Please stay off all piersppby Katie Sergent News Channel 3ppThe City of Kalamazoo says they were hacked In a statement provided to News Channel 3 city officials notified all staff of a data breach that impacted about 250 current and former city employees according to Kalamazoo Communications Manager Michael Smith on May 29 2024 WSBTWWMTppTOPICSppKALAMAZOO Mich The City of Kalamazoo says they were hacked ppCity officials notified all staff of a data breach impacting about 250 current and former city employees according to Kalamazoo Communications Manager Michael Smith in a statement to News Channel 3 Wednesday ppThe breach involved two former city employees and was discovered on March 28 by local law enforcement after records related to the citys human resources department were found during a search warrant Smith said ppThese documents contained social security numbers drivers license numbers and in certain instances passport and military identification numbers ppAs of Wednesday city officials are not aware of any misuse of information according to Smith ppUpon learning of this incident City officials initiated a formal internal investigation in conjunction with the ongoing criminal investigation Smith said City officials have also secured the services of Norton LifeLock Inc to provide identity and credit monitoring services at no cost to those whose information was exposed in the breach They have been notified of this incident and are encouraged to remain vigilant by monitoring free credit reports for suspicious activityppThe breach remains under investigation p