US Marshals Service Suffers ‘Major’ Data Hack, Compromising Sensitive Information

Two U.S. Marshals stand on a building as they look out toward the city in a file photo. Illustration - Elliott Cowand Jr/Shutterstock

The United States Marshals Service (USMS) suffered a “major” security breach earlier this month when hackers broke into a computer system and accessed sensitive information about employees and investigative targets, officials confirmed on Feb. 27.

In a statement, a spokesman for USMS—which is responsible for apprehending and handling federal prisoners, pursuing fugitives, and operating the Witness Security Program—said the law enforcement agency discovered the hack and theft of data from its network on Feb. 17.