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Subject:    [ISN] Hacker Claims to Have Taken Sensitive Data from City of Providence
From:       InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date:       2015-12-14 8:05:08
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1512140804570.14473 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.golocalprov.com/news/new-hacker-claims-to-have-taken-sensitive-data-from-city-of-providence

GoLocalProv News Team
December 13, 2015

The City of Providence's website was hacked on Sunday morning, and 
following the hacker posting an ominous message claiming to have control 
of sensitive data and that the data is for sale, the city and the hacker 
have given conflicting reports as to the impact.

It is unknown what data, if any, is under the control of the City of 
Providence, but as three years ago the City of Providence accidentally 
gave GoLocalProv the Social Security numbers to thousands of retired City 
Workers.

The message posted Sunday morning on the city's website read:

Sorry You g0t Hacked by g0tchack

ALL SENSITIVE DATA & DATABASE FOR SALE!! 1 BTC

[...]



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