CLAY COUNTY, Minn. (Valley News Live) - Clay County officials are notifying residents of a data security incident. They began mailing letters to residents Friday. The letters read:
Clay County, Minnesota (“Clay County”) recently discovered a cyber incident that involved personal information related to individuals we serve and/or their household members. We take this matter very seriously because we are committed to the privacy and security of all information regarding the recipients of our services as well as the data that we host for other Minnesota Counties. At this time, we are not aware of any misuse of any information involved in this incident.
Beginning on December 22, 2023, Clay County mailed notifications to individuals whose protected health information and/or personal information was impacted by this incident. Unfortunately, we did not have sufficient contact information to provide written notice to some individuals.
We are posting this notice on our website and providing a toll-free telephone number, (800) 459-5922, which can be called Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 8 PM CST (excluding major U.S. holidays), to notify those individuals for whom we do not have sufficient contact information. Please be prepared to provide the following Engagement Number: B112010.