Nebraska’s Worker Comp Database Hacked

Author: Donald Sears
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A hacker has broken into the Nebraska Worker’s Compensation database,
prompting an FBI investigation and an effort to contact those who may
be affected. Several thousand people could be affected by the
breach, which was discovered last week when the state’s chief
information officer noticed an unusual amount of Internet traffic
traversing the Worker’s Compensation courts server. Read the full article. [KETV.com]

A hacker has broken into the Nebraska Worker’s Compensation database,
prompting an FBI investigation and an effort to contact those who may
be affected. Several thousand people could be affected by the
breach, which was discovered last week when the state’s chief
information officer noticed an unusual amount of Internet traffic
traversing the Worker’s Compensation courts server. Read the full article. [KETV.com]

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