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Personal Data Of Illinois Residents May Have Been Exposed After Ransomware Attack

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Effingham, IL -(Mattoon Radio)- The personal data of citizens may have been exposed after a ransomware attack compromised the Illinois attorney general’s office network.

The attack was discovered April 10th when employees couldn’t access the office network.  Information from the public stored on the office network includes names, addresses, email addresses, Social Security numbers, health insurance and medical information, tax information and driver’s license numbers.   It’s not known yet what was compromised in the attack.

If you have questions, a hotline has been set up at 1-833-688-1949. It’s open weekdays from 8:00 to 5:00.

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Illinois attorney general’s office was warned about weak cybersecurity before ransomware attack

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“While we do not yet know with certainty what was compromised in the ransomware attack, we are working closely with federal law enforcement authorities and outside technology experts to determine what information was exposed, how this happened, and what we can do to ensure that such a compromise does not happen again,” Raoul said in a statement.

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Illinois District 211 Impacted by Potential Hack

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Township High School District 211, one of the largest school districts in Illinois, said Sunday that its communication systems were possibly hacked this weekend.



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In a statement, district officials said emails, automated phone calls and text messages were sent to some families, but didn’t say what content was included in the messages.

“Once the District learned of the compromise, the system was immediately secured to stop the unauthorized communications,” a statement from the district read.

Only the outgoing communications system was affected, officials added. The District’s technology team was assessing any potential compromise of student or family data, but initial reports indicated the data was secure.

Local law enforcement were called to investigate possible criminal activity associated with the incident.

The district includes schools in several suburbs such as Hoffman Estates, Plainfield and Schaumburg.

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Illinois Cyber Security Scholars Program (ICSSP) | Computer Science | U of I – Illinois Computer Science News

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