CBS News (Live at 5) Data Breach - Expert says cities and towns are "treasure trove" for hackers. скачать в хорошем качестве

CBS News (Live at 5) Data Breach - Expert says cities and towns are "treasure trove" for hackers.

CBS News (Boston) The city of Peabody, MA was hacked last summer (2025) with the mayor's office saying someone got into their systems and began copying certain files. Now those who were affected are getting letters that their information could be compromised. Mayor Ted Bettencourt's office posted to social media telling people the hack is real, and that the city has been investigating. They became aware of the breach on July 7, 2025, and quickly took steps to fix the problem. Their investigation showed that the hacker gained access on June 13, nearly a month prior to their knowledge. They just started informing people who may have been impacted. "It's not uncommon for it to take months, or even up to sometimes a year, because the complexities of the systems that state, local, even federal government have to deal with," said Peter Tran, a cyber security expert with Infersight. Tran said cities and towns are a "treasure trove" of information for hackers, and that they may not have the same security prowess of a large private company. "Typically, because of budgetary constraints you would see a local, state or federal government have to do more with less," said Tran. What actions to take Tran urges people not to panic, but to instead think about freezing their credit, putting a fraud alert on their accounts, and changing passwords.