There has been another Watergate break-in.

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein would be of limited use with this 21st-century breach though.

The Watergate Hotel in the District suffered a data breach last year and has recently notified those affected online and via mail.

The hackers targeted personal and financial information.

The hotel noticed suspicious activity on its network on April 6, 2024. After securing the network and investigating, the hotel found that the cyber-burglars had gotten access to hotel computers and were therefore able to see and download certain files, the hotel said on its website.

About 2,220 people were affected by the data breach, according to a data breach database maintained by the Office of the Maine Attorney General.

The data stolen varies by individual, the Watergate said, but includes names, financial account and credit card information, health insurance and medical information, and Social Security, government identification and driver’s license numbers.

The hotel narrowed down the list of victims whose data was stolen by December and sent out a notice to those customers on Friday.

Neither authorities nor the hotel made any mention of who they believe might be responsible.

The Qilin ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the incident in May 2024 and published sample data on its website, while also demanding that the Watergate pay a ransom to avoid the publication of the data, according to Australian cybersecurity website Cyber Daily.

Victims whose data appeared on the Qilin website included at least one former hotel employee and several foreign nationals, including employees of the Turkish and South Korean embassies, according to Cyber Daily.

The Qilin group is believed to originate in Russia, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Information Security said in a threat profile last year.

• Brad Matthews can be reached at bmatthews@washingtontimes.com.