Railroad construction and maintenance firm Railworks Corp. has disclosed a ransomware attack that may have also resulted in the breach of personally identifiable information. The attack took place on Jan. 27 and email notifications were sent to those affected by the attack between Jan. 30 and Feb. 7. Data potentially stolen in the attack included names, addresses, driver license numbers, government-issued IDs, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and other employee information. Those affected were employees, family members and independent contractors.
Source: Silicon Angle