Columbus, Ohio, confirms 500K people affected by Rhysida ransomware attack

A Rhysida ransomware intrusion against the City of Columbus led to the theft and public posting of ~3 TB of data, with the city confirming approximately 500,000 potentially affected individuals; stolen records reportedly include highly sensitive PII (SSNs, bank details, driver’s licenses) and backups from the city prosecutor and crime database containing victim and witness information, prompting legal action and citywide offers of Experian monitoring.