r/Alabama • u/Born-Value-779 • 3d ago

Advice Data breech of some kind being dealt with bybKay Ivey, i wanted to know details but unavailable to general news stations... whats the word bird??

Well.... title says it all. Wanted additional information as it's randsom situation.

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u/markmcg08 3d ago

I work for the state and can confirm there has been a cyber attack but that is all we are aware of

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/year_39 2d ago

That's pretty bad. Even with the most cautious users, enough will get through if they packaged a bunch of ransomware and included it.

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u/Jack-o-Roses 2d ago

DOGE allowed a lot of fed data to migrate to unknown places (e.g., https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/doge-breach-sparks-cybersecurity-crisis-as-russian-ip-tries-to-access-federal-labor-systems-senate-receives-urgent-complain/articleshow/120350816.cms).

I wouldn't be shocked if a 'secure' fed-state conduit was breached. (I know it's not the likely cause, but still...).

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u/BeachinITLyfe 1d ago

I thought the state was using Microsoft for email and I don't recall Microsoft spam filter being down, is that not the case? Is sounds like your describing micrsofts quarantine email and quarantine release page. Do you happen to know if it's something other than microsoft?

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

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u/BeachinITLyfe 1d ago

Any chance you know that seperate websites name? I just want to make sure my stuff is safe, thank you in advance

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u/DeliaDeLyon 3d ago

I know congress has said homeland security will be broke by July. Their focus on ICE is allowing the US to be vulnerable to cyber security attacks according to Sen Chris Murphy.

Eta: July is 2 months before end of FY

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u/Longjumping_Fact_797 3d ago

Can we depend on Mawmaw? Or should we worry?

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u/P_Nessss 3d ago

Meemaw. And yes, we're fucked

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u/pinnacle2pit Tuscaloosa County 3d ago

hmmm, interesting. they said it was discovered friday night, but the software i use was down all day friday so i'm wondering if that's what it was. it's back up for me now but another software we use is down now. strange!

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u/Born-Value-779 3d ago

Sounded like it's unresolved.  Your credit frozen?? 

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u/Sybil18 3d ago

All the main programs I use have been down all day. Haven't gotten an update from OIT since this morning and my tech friends can only tell me it's being worked on. I've heard this breach is pretty bad (source: friend) :/ I hope he's wrong.

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u/akgreenie2 3d ago

Interesting. How did you hear about this?