While there's no evidence of identity theft or fraud, the zoo offers credit monitoring services.
CHICAGO — Brookfield Zoo Chicago said it is investigating a data breach of its network from earlier this year, which may have affected certain details from its systems. The zoo said in a statement that the suspicious activity happened earlier this year, and some information related to current and former employees may have been accessed.While there's no evidence of identity theft or fraud, the zoo offers credit monitoring services.
We promptly took steps to contain the event, engaged third-party specialists to conduct an investigation, and notified local and federal law enforcement. This event did not create any operational disruptions. Our investigation determined that some information from our systems related to certain employees, former employees, and beneficiaries may have been accessed and/or copied by an unauthorized party.
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