Arizona courts report hackers stole data on more than 1.3 million people

According to the report, cybercriminals managed to break into the Fines/Fees and Restitution Enforcement (FARE) program, a state system that helps Arizona courts collect outstanding debts linked to traffic and criminal offenses. The investigation of the incident led the courts to say that information on more than 1.3 million people was stolen. The article was published on 7 October 2026 and reproduces content from The Record's feed in machine translation. The source does not detail the attack vector, the exact data types taken, or the containment measures, and this bulletin does not add them. To verify, consult the original article on The Record's website by searching for its title, and check the date and any updates published by the Arizona courts. For organizations that handle collections and legal proceedings, the case reinforces the importance of reducing the amount of personal data in any digital flow and recording who accesses each piece of information.