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TX: County judge: Public’s info compromised in REvil cyberattack

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Dissent

Megan Gray-Hatfield reports:

A cyberattack on the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office compromised people’s personal information, County Judge Jason Brinkley said.

A press release issued Monday, July 20, states a ransomware attack on the county’s information system for the CCSO on July 4 resulted in a data breach of personal identification information.

Read more on Gainesville Register


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