MOVEit cyberattacks: keeping tabs on the biggest data theft of 2023
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The state government disclosed the breach in a notice posted to its website, stating that social security numbers, birthdates, and driver’s license numbers “may have been involved” in the incident:
On May 31, 2023, the State of Maine became aware of a software vulnerability in MOVEit, a third-party file transfer tool owned by Progress Software and used by thousands of entities worldwide to send and receive data. The software vulnerability was exploited by a group of cybercriminals and allowed them to access and download files belonging to certain agencies in the State of Maine between May 28, 2023, and May 29, 2023.
It adds that anyone who wants to know whether their data was affected by the breach can contact Maine’s dedicated call center.
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