US America’s Job Link Alliance Mar 2017 Hacking (Q9651)
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US America’s Job Link Alliance Mar 2017 Hacking
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March 2017
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Hackers obtained personal data, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, from a Topeka company that manages information services for workforce agencies in 10 states, officials said Wednesday. Americas Job Link Alliance, a 50-year-old company, provides a web-based system that links job seekers with employers for Kansas, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Oklahoma and Vermont, a press release said. The hack occurred on March 21 and was discovered by Americas Job Link Alliance Technical Support, the arm of AJL that serves as its national information systems development and support center. AJLATS confirmed that a malicious third party hacker exploited a vulnerability in the AJL application code to view the names, Social Security Numbers, and dates of birth (English)
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