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City of Hailey data breach investigation

Filed
February 14, 2025
Regulator
Idaho AG
People affected
Not stated
File status
Investigation Open

What the filing confirms

  • City of Hailey reported the incident to the Idaho Attorney General.

Still unknown

  • Which categories of personal information were taken. The filing does not list them.
  • How many people were affected. The filing does not give a number.
  • What caused the incident beyond the description in the filing.
  • How the attackers got in, and whether basic safeguards such as multi-factor sign-in were in place.

Investigation notes

The City of Hailey is a municipal government entity responsible for providing essential public services to its residents. As a local government agency, the City typically collects and maintains sensitive personal information, including payroll data for employees, tax records, utility billing information, and various municipal permit applications. In 2025, the City of Hailey officially reported a data security incident to the Idaho Attorney General, confirming that unauthorized access to their systems occurred. If you have received a formal data breach notification letter from the City, it indicates that your personal information was stored within their systems at the time of the event. This notice serves to inform you of the incident and provides guidance on the steps you should take to protect your identity and financial security.

What our attorneys examine

A cyberattack does not excuse a company from protecting the information it holds. We look at whether City of Hailey used reasonable security, how long it kept the data, and how quickly it told the people affected. Those questions decide whether a class action or individual claim is possible. Read more on how ransomware lawsuits work, or browse other incident files in Idaho.

Other open files in Idaho

Attorney advertising. An incident file reflects a public regulator filing and our review of it; it does not mean a lawsuit has been filed or that the company did anything unlawful. Submitting a review request does not create an attorney-client relationship.