According to sources, Department of Economic Opportunity's CONNECT System (a Government organization in Florida) was hit with a cyber attack. It was first reported on 2021-07-26.
Source 1 | 2021-07-26
“• “On July 16, 2021, the Department learned of a data security incident involving potentially fraudulent activity connected to claimant accounts within the Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System, commonly known as CONNECT.” • “The Department discovered that malicious actors were targeting claimant accounts via the CONNECT public claimant portal. A total of 57,920 claimant accounts were targeted. These targeted accounts may have been accessed by an unauthorized party. This activity may have occurred between April 27, 2021, and July 16, 2021.” • “In response, the Department has: Locked accounts targeted by this activity; Improved PIN security controls; Enhanced network security controls; Notified impacted claimants; Notified the Department of Legal Affairs, Department of Management Services, including the Division of State Technology, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; Reported impacted accounts to the three U.S. credit reporting agencies; and Purchased a year’s subscription of identity protection services for affected claimants.” “
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