{"id":56686,"date":"2017-03-23T16:03:45","date_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=56686"},"modified":"2017-03-23T16:03:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-23T21:03:45","slug":"major-breach-rocks-vermont-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/major-breach-rocks-vermont-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Service Breach Leaves 200K Vermont Residents Exposed"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Vermont Job Link Breach Impacts Thousands<\/h4>\n<p>An estimated 200,000 Vermont residents and businesses could be impacted\u00a0by a major breach that just went public. \u00a0Vermont Job Link, a web service contracted by the state, was recently hacked. \u00a0The website is used for residents\u00a0to apply for state jobs.<\/p>\n<p>According to<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcax.com\/story\/34976139\/thousands-of-vermonters-affected-by-data-breach\"> WCAX News<\/a>, the state knew of the breach for days, but due to an ongoing FBI investigation, they could not go public with the information until this week. \u00a0It wasn&#8217;t until recently, the state realized the magnitude of the issue.<\/p>\n<p>It has been confirmed, 182,000 residents could have had their personal information exposed. \u00a0This includes names, addresses and social security numbers. \u00a0The businesses that used the web service to post jobs are not immune from this hack. \u00a0Although, the impact for the employers remains unknown. \u00a0Therefore, it is expected the number of impacted individuals will increase as additional details are released.<\/p>\n<p>Users of the site have begun asking how they know if their information has been exposed. \u00a0Vermont Labor Commissioner, Lindsay Kurrle made the following statement to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wcax.com\/story\/34976139\/thousands-of-vermonters-affected-by-data-breach\">WCAX News<\/a>,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Unfortunately, cyber breaches are very complicated and it will take us some time to determine who was impacted by this breach.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vermont Job Link Breach Impacts Thousands An estimated 200,000 Vermont residents and businesses could be impacted\u00a0by a major breach that just went public. \u00a0Vermont Job Link, a web service contracted by the state, was recently hacked. \u00a0The website is used for residents\u00a0to apply for state jobs. 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