{
  "id": 12684183,
  "title": "Arizona courts say hackers stole info on more than 1.3 million people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/arizona-courts-say-hackers-stole-info-on-more-than-1-3-million-people",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-07T18:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Record",
    "slug": "the-record",
    "url": "https://therecord.media/arizona-courts-say-hackers-stole-info-on-over-1-million"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A cyberattack on Arizona's court system resulted in the theft of personal information for over 1.3 million people. The breach occurred after a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email, according to the Winnipeg Free Press.\n\nThe hackers were able to access the Fines/Fees and Restitution Enforcement (FARE) Program, a statewide program that helps the court collect outstanding debts tied to traffic and criminal violations, as reported by The Record.\n\nThe stolen information includes 30,000 orders of protection and 150,000 reports from a foster care board, as reported by Techmeme, citing Associated Press.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Personal information for over 1 million people stolen in a cyberattack on Arizona’s court system",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/personal-information-for-over-1-million-people-stolen-in-a",
        "published": "2026-10-06T23:16:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "Personal Information for Over 1 Million People Stolen in a Cyberattack on Arizona’s Court System",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/personal-information-for-over-1-million-people-stolen-in-a",
        "published": "2026-10-07T01:32:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "30 Years Of Data Of 1.3 Million People Gone In Cyberattack On US Court",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/30-years-of-data-of-1-3-million-people-gone-in-cyberattack-on-us-court",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:01:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "A September 24 cyberattack on Arizona's court system stole PII for 1.3M people, including 30K orders of protection and 150K reports from a foster care board (Associated Press)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/a-september-24-cyberattack-on-arizonas-court-system-stole-pii-for-1",
        "published": "2026-10-07T03:10:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}