2026 City of New Britain CT — Jan ransomware; AG notice 10,339 residents’ data may be exposed
Data compromised
Per Connecticut AG breach-notice reporting covered by CT Examiner: names, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, SSNs, passport numbers, financial account information, medical information, and health insurance information may have been exposed for 10,339 CT residents
Technical writeup
Verified Connecticut Attorney General breach-notice reporting — CT Examiner September 17, 2026. New Britain’s ransomware incident ran Jan 23–28, 2026; city awareness of possible personal-data exposure dated Feb 1; resident notices began ~Mar 27. July attorney letter to the AG reported 10,339 Connecticut residents may have been affected. Data types in the paired city notices include names, DOB, DL/SSN/passport numbers, financial account info, medical and health-insurance information. recordsAffected 10339; companyConfirmed true.
Root cause
Ransomware cyberattack on city networks (Jan 23–28, 2026)