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Nearly 22,000 Apex residents had information stolen in 2024 cybersecurity attack :: WRAL.com<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.wral.com\/news\/local\/apex-data-breach-22000-residents-march-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-30 15:23:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.wral.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Author: <\/a><\/p>\n

Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe town of Apex said about 22,000 residents may have had
\ntheir data compromised in a cybersecurity attack in July 2024.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe town announced Monday it has secured the stolen information
\nwith the help of the FBI.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cWhen public data is targeted by criminal actors, we must
\nhave clear pathways to recover it quickly,\u201d said Apex Town Manager Randy
\nVosburg in a news release.\u00a0 \u201cWe saw the opportunity, and we hope that
\ntaking decisive legal action in this case will allow other local governments to
\nalso take a stand for the privacy rights of their residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe town\u2019s release on Monday said none of the data landed on
\nthe dark web and no indication it will be posted there.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe FBI and the cloud storage provider Bublup, Inc.,
\nconfirmed that the attacker stored town data within Bublup, Inc.\u2019s cloud.
\nBublup, Inc. was not responsible for the attack, but the company declined to
\nrelease the data back to the town without a court order.\u00a0 The town of Apex
\npetitioned the Wake County Superior Court for immediate relief to protect
\npublic services and the community\u2019s information.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOn Oct. 10, 2024, the court granted a Temporary Restraining
\nOrder (TRO) requiring Bublup, Inc. to provide the town full and direct access
\nto its data.\u00a0 The order, extended on Oct. 21, 2024, ensured that Apex
\ncould review and recover essential information.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis action set the legal precedent that a local government
\nsuccessfully compelled a U.S.-based cloud provider to return data stolen in a
\ncyberattack.\u00a0 It demonstrated that
\nmunicipalities have the right to recover their own data when it is unlawfully
\ntaken and the lack of access is harmful to town interests.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSince the recovery, the town of Apex has worked through the
\ncomplex analysis of the data to identify and notify the affected individuals
\nwhose personal information may have been involved.\u00a0 It included working
\nwith a trusted third-party data analytics team as the town conducted an
\nin-depth review of the impacted data.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe town of Apex said will continue to work with
\ncybersecurity professionals to assess their safeguards against constantly
\nevolving threats.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe town encourages people to remain vigilant against
\nincidents of identity theft and fraud. It also mentioned how people are
\nentitled to a free credit report each year from each of the three (3) major
\ncredit reporting bureaus: <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Equifax: 1-888-298-0045<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Experian:
\n1-888-397-3742<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00a0<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 TransUnion;
\n1-833-395-6938<\/p>\n

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