CHARLESTON -- The West Virginia State Bar said Tuesday its Web site was hacked during an upgrade.
Anita Casey, executive director of the State Bar, said in a press release that whomever hacked the site gained access to information like current and former members' Social Security numbers, addresses and birthdates.
The hack, which Casey described as "sophisticated," extended beyond the State Bar's web server and reached into the agency's internal computer network.
Out of an abundance of caution, the agency's Ad Hoc Technology Committee is considering all information in the network as "compromised."
All members are being notified of the breach, the release said.
Experts working with the committee said it would be impossible to determine when the breach occurred, Casey said. A new Web site will replace the old one, which was taken offline on April 17.
Members are being urged to contact the major credit reporting agencies and ask that a fraud alert be placed in their files.
So far, the State Bar says it's had no reports of any members being the victims of identity theft.
State Bar's Web site hacked
