Washington auditor’s office warned agencies of data-breach risks. Then it got hacked By Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times
Published: February 21, 2021, 4:45pm
Share: State Auditor Pat McCarthy, a Democrat, talks Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, with The Columbian editorial board. (The Columbian files)
On Christmas Eve last year, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy’s office issued a dire warning that state agency computer systems and data make “attractive targets for cyberattacks.”
The admonition, in a 26-page cybersecurity audit report titled Continuing Opportunities to Improve State IT Security, noted agencies collect “vast amounts of confidential data” from the public.
It recommended fixes for “vulnerabilities” at five unnamed state agencies, cautioning presciently, as it turned out that a sensitive-data breach would bring a “loss of public confidence” as well as “considerable tangible costs.”
Appeals court rules Charleena Lyles wrongful-death suit against Seattle police can proceed By Sara Jean Green, The Seattle Times
Published: February 17, 2021, 8:20am
Share: A neighbor girl walks past a memorial outside where a Charleena Lyles was shot and killed by police officers.
A wrongful-death lawsuit over the 2017 killing of Charleena Lyles by two Seattle police officers can move forward again, after a state Court of Appeals opinion published Tuesday reversed a judge’s earlier ruling to dismiss the lawsuit’s negligence claims.
In the opinion, a three-judge appellate panel also reversed King County Superior Court Judge Julie Spector’s January 2019 ruling that barred declarations from three experts two police use-of-force experts and a forensic psychologist retained by attorneys representing Lyles’ estate, and said there were genuine issues of material fact best left to a jury to decide.
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Washington Auditor Warned of Cyberthreats Before Hack
The Washington Auditor s Office issued a warning to state agencies about cyberthreats and vulnerabilities before itself falling victim to one of the biggest data breaches for an agency in the state. by Jim Brunner, The Seattle Times / February 16, 2021 Shutterstock
(TNS) On Christmas Eve last year, Washington State Auditor Pat McCarthy s office issued a dire warning that state agency computer systems and data make attractive targets for cyberattacks.
The admonition, in a 26-page cybersecurity audit report titled Continuing Opportunities to Improve State IT Security, noted agencies collect vast amounts of confidential data from the public.