Data from 45K people stolen in cyber attack
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September 25, 2025

Data from 45K people stolen in cyber attack

By Michael Williamson 

The personal information of 45,000 individuals was collected in the cybersecurity incident that hit Union County in May.

In a release sent out Wednesday afternoon, county officials said they detected ransomware on the computer network in the spring, which immediately triggered an investigation that c...

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