Baltimore mayor orders security review after city employee found with hacking tools on his computer

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https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bs-md-ci-employee-hacking-security-20190117-story.html

By IAN DUNCAN
THE BALTIMORE SUN
JAN 17, 2019

Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered a security review after a technology staffer at 
Baltimore's water agency gave himself special access to the computer of the 
Department of Public Works director and was found with hacking tools on his own 
city computer, according to the city inspector general and documents obtained 
by The Baltimore Sun.

On Thursday, Inspector General Isabel Mercedes Cumming issued a summary of the 
investigation into the employee, who no longer works for the city.

"It was concerning. Very, very concerning," Cumming said in an interview. "Once 
it was discovered, action was taken immediately."

The employee is not named in the summary, but former city IT specialist Tirell 
Clifton confirmed to the Sun that he was the subject of the investigation. The 
city fired him in May.

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