According to sources, Tehama County (a Government organization in California) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2023-02-08.
Source 1 | 2023-02-08
“Tehama County is rooting out a phishing scam that tried to worm itself into the county's system. Recently the county learned that an unauthorized party gained access to the county's IT network between Nov. 18, 2021, and April 9, 2022. “
“On Friday, the county received notification of a phishing attempt. Chief Administrative Officer Gabriel Hydrick said the county responded immediately, with engineers quickly securing the account in question. The password was reset, the message was recalled and a warning message was sent out to those recipients that could not be recalled. “
“The county Monday morning sent out an email to its employees and associates informing them they had received an email asking for "payment" or "ach information" or the like. The county advised those who received the email not to respond to it and refrain from providing any information. Resting passwords was recommended as well. “
“An investigation was launched, law enforcement was notified and a review of the incident let the county learn that files containing residents' personnel information were accessed. This information included a person's name, date of birth, mailing address, Social Security number, driver's license number and information related to services received from Social Services. “
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