Missouri State Government Employee Self-Service
December 31, 2025
•[ unauthorized access, forensic investigation, financial fraud prevention ]
Missouris Office of Administration temporarily shut down the Employee Self-Service portal to contain suspicious activity and support a forensic investigation. The agency said the incident was highly localized and involved 47 accounts, and that fraud protection systems detected the unauthorized activity and prevented unauthorized transactions. Reporting noted the issue centered on an unauthorized attempt to access workers deferred savings account information and that the portal remained offline while the state worked to restore service before the next pay date, with contingency plans for pay stubs and W-2 access if downtime continued.
Leduc County
December 25, 2025
•[ ransomware, cybersecurity incident, IT systems outage ]
Leduc County in Alberta reported that it became aware on December 25, 2025 of a deliberate cybersecurity incident later identified as a ransomware attack. The county said the activity disabled some of its IT systems, and that other systems were proactively taken offline during an ongoing forensic investigation and recovery. Reporting noted that law enforcement and key stakeholders (including insurance and banking providers) were notified. Public reporting did not specify confirmed data theft, the number of affected endpoints, or a restoration date.
Thayer Hotel at West Point
September 19, 2025
•[ unauthorized access, data breach, personally identifiable information ]
On 19 September 2025 the Thayer Hotel at West Point experienced unauthorized access to its computer systems, prompting a forensic investigation and containment measures. The hotel later confirmed that an Undetermined actor accessed systems holding data on roughly 33,053 individuals and that exposed information could include names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers license and passport numbers, state IDs, email addresses and some medical or financial data for guests and employees. A formal Notice of Data Security Incident dated 31 October 2025 describes the breach, and law firms have begun investigating potential claims while the hotel offers credit monitoring through Kroll.