North Dakotans receiving developmental disability services affected by phishing attack on state

By: North Dakota Monitor staff

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 392

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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A data breach made public Monday by the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services may have exposed health information of people receiving developmental disability services.

A phishing email attack targeted the Department of Health and Human Services in July. The Information Technology Department investigated and determined that three Developmental Disabilities Division employees interacted with the phishing email, which led to unauthorized access of their email accounts, according to the agency.

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