{"id":57421,"date":"2017-07-05T14:44:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=57421"},"modified":"2017-07-05T14:44:49","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T19:44:49","slug":"ohio-police-breached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/ohio-police-breached\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds Notify Ohio Police Departments of Breach"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Feds Informed Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments of Security Breach<\/h4>\n<p>A breach recently hit the Wooster-Ashland Regional Council of Governments (WARCOG). \u00a0According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/news\/local\/ohio\/ohio-police-fire-dispatch-center-hacked\/454050955\">WKYC News<\/a>, the FBI informed the Ohio police departments of the leak on Wednesday. \u00a0Unfortunately, the exact number of people impacted by the breach is uncertain. \u00a0However, officials are reporting, WARCOG is offering free credit reporting services for all 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