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Last year, a local NBC affiliate in Chicago reported that there were around 3,000 people under electronic monitoring, "outfitted with electronic ankle bracelets, designed to alert a monitoring center if they have ventured away from their homes or other designated areas."Walberg, the Sheriff's office press secretary, also said in his May 28 email that his office is now "working with Protocol to address this situation." That means it is asking "a detailed account of any actual or suspected exposure of confidential information," a response and remediation plan, a plan to notify affected individuals, and to engage "a third-party auditor to review Protocol’s security processes and procedures."When Motherboard asked the Sheriff's office for an update on how those requests are going, another spokesperson declined to comment and deferred to BI Incorporated. Subscribe to our cybersecurity podcast, CYBER.Do you have information about similar data breaches or leaks? We’d love to hear from you. Using a non-work phone or computer, you can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 917 257 1382, lorenzofb on Wickr and Telegram, or email lorenzofb@vice.com.