Editing East Windsor, New Jersey (section)

==== Cyber breach ====
[[File:East Windsor Cyber Breach Insurance Filing.jpg|thumb|Form filed by [[East Windsor Township]] which conflicts with the timeline provided to residents and State and Federal officials.]]
On February 24, 2022, the computer servers of the East Windsor Municipal Offices were breached.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NJ: East Windsor Township computer system hacked |url=https://www.databreaches.net/nj-east-windsor-township-computer-system-hacked/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> Numerous residents contacted the Township to report the issue, which went unacknowledged for nearly two weeks. East Windsor officials said they first became aware of a municipal cyber breach on March 7, but a letter confirming receipt of an insurance claim contains a loss date from six days earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Brianna Kudisch {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=2022-05-11 |title=N.J. town experienced cyber breach earlier than publicly revealed, records show |url=https://www.nj.com/mercer/2022/05/nj-town-experienced-cyber-breach-earlier-than-publicly-revealed-records-show.html |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> The ''Windsor-Hights Herald'' contacted Mayor Mironov by email March 7 and March 14 for comment and explanation, but she did not respond.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=East Windsor resident files OPRA request related to computer hack |url=https://centraljersey.com/2022/05/11/east-windsor-resident-files-opra-request-in-computer-hack/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=centraljersey.com |language=en-US}}</ref> By March 17, the Township was still attempting to restore operations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=East Windsor, N.J., Works to Restore System After Hack |url=https://www.govtech.com/security/east-windsor-n-j-works-to-restore-system-after-hack |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=GovTech |language=en}}</ref> Several residents who were professional IT managers and cybersecurity experts offered to assist for free, but were never contacted back by the township.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Opinion: East Windsor still needs to address email hack |url=https://centraljersey.com/2022/04/27/opinion-east-windsor-still-needs-to-address-email-hack/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=centraljersey.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Two months after the initial incident, Township officials had not divulged who was behind the hack or any of the steps taken to prevent future incidents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-03 |title=Residents continue to seek explanation about East Windsor Township computer hack |url=https://centraljersey.com/2022/05/03/east-windsor-township-computer-hack-update/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=centraljersey.com |language=en-US}}</ref> On May 9, a local cybersecurity expert<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-01-25 |title=Citizens for East Windsor group forms in the spirit of civic engagement |url=https://centraljersey.com/2021/01/25/citizens-for-east-windsor-group-forms/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=centraljersey.com |language=en-US}}</ref> filed a 13-item [[Open Public Records Act]] request with the Township, including requests for "All documentation as to the scope and nature of the incident that is currently known” and “all documentation as to what personal records were released”. Those records were received on May 19 by the resident and the ''Windsor-Hights Herald''. The records contradicted the timeline provided by the Township.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of East Windsor Township, New Jersey - Notice of Cyber Incident |url=https://www.east-windsor.nj.us/NoticeofCyberIncident |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.east-windsor.nj.us}}</ref> The incident received national and international coverage, as it was reported nationally by [[MSN]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=N.J. town experienced cyber breach earlier than publicly revealed, records show |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/n-j-town-experienced-cyber-breach-earlier-than-publicly-revealed-records-show/ar-AAX8xJa |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=MSN |language=en-US}}</ref> It was reported on [[NJ.com]] on May 10 that while the Township had claimed to first be aware of the breach on March 7, the Township had actually submitted an insurance claim six days earlier. On May 26, it was reported that unauthorized access to the system also allowed access to certain data relating to individuals associated with the township.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Alex |first1=Dan |last2=Alex |first2=erDan |last3=er |title=NJ municipality offers ID theft service after personal files breached |url=https://nj1015.com/nj-municipality-offers-id-theft-service-after-personal-files-breached/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=New Jersey 101.5 |date=May 26, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> It was reported on May 31, 2022, that Township Manager Jim Brady received an email March 2 from a cyber threat intelligence analyst from the [[New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell]] ([[NJCCIC]]), which stated that the agency's email security tool had picked up a few [[email]]s that used a display name to [[Spoofing attack|spoof]]—or impersonate—East Windsor Township email users. Brady replied March 3 to the cyber threat intelligence analyst, and wrote that the Township was aware of the issue despite the later claim that the Township was not yet aware of the incident<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=East Windsor Township residents offered free credit monitoring in wake of computer breach |url=https://centraljersey.com/2022/05/31/east-windsor-township-residents-offered-free-credit-monitoring-in-wake-of-computer-breach/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=centraljersey.com |language=en-US}}</ref> It was also reported that over 900 people have had their personal information compromised—potentially including their birth date, driver's license and social security number—following the cyber breach.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=New Jersey Town's Cyber Breach Affects Personal Info of 900 |url=https://www.govtech.com/security/new-jersey-towns-cyber-breach-affects-personal-info-of-900 |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=GovTech |language=en}}</ref>