Ransomware attack on Forward Air may have exposed sensitive employee data

A tractor-trailer with the logo Forward Air seen from the right year side on a highway to illustrate an article about a ransomware attack on the company.

The devastating ransomware attack that hit Forward Air Corp. in December may have exposed sensitive personal information of current and former employees, according to data breach notices sent by the trucking giant.

The Tennessee-based firm sent letters to the attorney general offices in at least four states — California, Vermont, Montana and New Hampshire — on Sept. 24 as it began notifying the affected people. They warn that information including names, addresses, birthdates, and Social...

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