[privacy] Story of the Day: Porn Download at Oregon State Office Puts Taxpayers at Risk

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

Trojan-backdoor downloader. Betcha.

Speechless.

Via ABC/KATU 2.

[snip]

Electronic files containing personal data of up to 2,200 Oregon
taxpayers may have been compromised by an ex-employee's unauthorized
use of a computer, the Oregon Department of Revenue said Tuesday.

Amy McLaughlin, an information technology security officer with the
state, said the incident apparently occurred when an employee
downloaded a contaminated file from a porn site.

[snip]

Yowzers.

More here:
http://katu.com/stories/86791.html

- ferg


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