PEW-Hackers Seized on the Pandemic. Some States Are Fighting Back.

2/25/2021, Originally Featured in PEW

“COVID-19 made its U.S. debut in Washington state, but the virus was only the first of several intruders to attack the state in the past year.

Last spring, cybercriminals breached the state’s unemployment system. Washington was one of the states affected by the massive SolarWinds hack, which was discovered in December. And earlier this month, the state auditor’s office disclosed that fraudsters had exposed the personal information of more than a million residents.”

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https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2021/02/25/hackers-seized-on-the-pandemic-some-states-are-fighting-back