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PA state prosecutor's office

PA state prosecutor's office Data Breach (2015)

PA state prosecutor's office

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Disclosed

January 1, 2015

4103 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Phishing

Industry

Government

Description

The prosecutor's office was hit by ransomware in January 2015 when an employee clicked on a link embedded in phishing email, Zappala said. Phishing is a process computer hackers use to try to get people to unwittingly install malware on their computer by clicking on what appears to be a legitimate internet link.

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