Connor Jones reports: Just short of a year after the initial incident, the state of Georgia’s higher education government agency has confirmed that it was the victim of an attack on its systems affecting the data of 800,000 people. University System of Georgia (USG), which oversees 26 higher education institutions in the state, filed a disclosure with…
Category: Government Sector
Oregon DMV sued over 2023 MOVEit data breach
In June 2023, DataBreaches reported that the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) had become a victim of the MOVEit breach by Clop. The DMV reported that 3.5 million drivers may have been affected. At the time, the state issued a statement saying, in part: We do not have the ability to identify if any…
Wealthy Taxpayers Alerted to Leaked Data Years After IRS Breach
Erin Schilling reports: Some taxpayers are learning that their data was leaked in the widespread breach by a former IRS contractor that led to the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns. Four tax lawyers said they have seen letters from the IRS that went to clients this week and last week notifying them…
NYS Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with cyberattack
NBC reports: The New York State Legislature’s bill drafting office is dealing with a cyberattack. State officials reported their system has been down since early Wednesday morning. According to the New York Times, Gov. Kathy Hochul says this could stall operations and workers might have to use computer systems that are nearly 30 years old….
Florida Department of Juvenile Justice computer network hacked
Vivienne Serret reports: Hackers broke into the computer network of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice in Tallahassee, which runs the state’s juvenile detention centers and programs to steer troubled kids away from crime. It led to a continuing shutdown of the digital backbone the agency uses to manage cases statewide. The department took offline…
Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years
Jagmeet Singh reports: The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents containing citizens’ personal information — including Aadhaar numbers, COVID-19 vaccination data, and passport details — spilling online for anyone to…