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The City of Naperville, Illinois data breach investigation

Filed
July 14, 2025
Regulator
New Hampshire AG
People affected
Not stated
File status
Investigation Open

What the filing confirms

  • The City of Naperville, Illinois reported the incident to the New Hampshire 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 Naperville, Illinois is a municipal government entity responsible for providing public services, maintaining infrastructure, and managing administrative records for its residents. In the course of these operations, the city typically collects and stores sensitive personal information, including government identification numbers, tax records, utility account details, and employment-related data for municipal staff. This data breach was officially reported to the New Hampshire Attorney General in 2025, confirming that unauthorized access to certain systems occurred. If you have received a formal data breach notification letter, it indicates that your personal information may have been involved in this incident. This notification is intended to provide you with transparency regarding the event and guidance on the necessary steps 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 The City of Naperville, Illinois 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 New Hampshire.

Other open files in New Hampshire

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.