Wyoming courts are investigating the scope of a cybersecurity breach at third‑party vendor West Publishing Corporation that may have exposed roughly a decade of court records, the state judicial branch said.
Wyoming courts await full analysis
The Wyoming Judicial Branch said its internal team completed a preliminary review shortly after being notified of the incident involving West Publishing to determine what could be learned at a high level. “That gave us a general sense that data was exposed for cases between 2015 and 2025, and exposed [personally identifiable information] was likely limited to names, dates of birth, and addresses,” Jacob Just, communications director for the Wyoming Judicial Branch, said in an email.
Just added the branch is awaiting a full analysis to confirm those findings and did not provide a timeline for when that analysis will be complete. He said that once the analysis is finished the judicial branch “will work with West Publishing on any potential direct notifications that need to be made.”
What was exposed and next steps
West Publishing, which the Wyoming Supreme Court and Wyoming district courts previously used for case management, was recently hacked, exposing court records from several states, including Wyoming. The judicial branch reiterated the breach did not impact its networks or systems currently in use by the courts.
While the analysis is pending, West Publishing is offering 12 months of free credit monitoring and identity theft protection to those potentially affected; those services can be arranged at CTrackNotification.com.
The Wyoming Supreme Court primarily reviews appeals from district court decisions in civil and criminal matters, hears petitions for extraordinary relief from lower court decisions and sometimes answers questions certified from federal courts. Wyoming state district courts serve as the state trial courts of general jurisdiction, handling the most serious civil and criminal cases except for small claims, misdemeanors and civil disputes under $50,000.
