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Source: DHS exposed sensitive data from a bioterrorism defense program on an insecure website for over a decade, despite warnings, before being secured in May

Emily Baumgaertner / Los Angeles Times :

Los Angeles Times Emily Baumgaertner

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  • @latimes @latimes on x
    BioWatch, a key U.S. bioterrorism defense system, was vulnerable to hackers for years, an L.A. Times investigation found. https://www.latimes.com/...
  • @latimes @latimes on x
    BioWatch data, including some locations of bioweapons detectors, was left outside of secure government firewalls for years, records show. Officials confirmed they don't know if hackers every gained access to it. https://www.latimes.com/...
  • @emily_baum Emily Baumgaertner on x
    Several people raised concerns about it back in 2016, including one security manager who had his clearance temporarily revoked and was suspended without pay soon after drawing attention to it. Read the details: https://www.latimes.com/...
  • @emily_baum Emily Baumgaertner on x
    EXCLUSIVE: We have documents confirming that DHS stored sensitive data from the U.S. bio-terrorism defense program on an insecure .org website outside the gov firewall for over a decade, where it was “extremely prone” to hacking. https://www.latimes.com/...