The Connecticut Department of Children and Families Hit By Cyberattack

Source: Hartford Courant

The Connecticut Department of Children and Families has fallen victim to a phishing scam that may have led to confidential records being leaked. The attacker is believed to have downloaded emails from two accounts belonging to DCF workers through the cyberattack, Peter Yazbak, a spokesperson for the department, said in a news release on Jul. 9. The cyberattack was launched through an “external sophisticated phishing email” that was sent to DCF employees on May 20, Yazbak said. Officials are still conducting a review of the affected emails to determine how many of them contained “personal information” or confidential records, according to Yazbak. State officials notified law enforcement of the incident, which remains under investigation. Full Story