Michigan’s Catholic workers are latest cyber victims

Bill Laitner reports:

A Catholic agency in Lansing that handles payroll processing and employee benefits across Michigan is the state’s latest victim of a major cyber attack.

The Michigan Catholic Conference sent letters this week to more than 10,000 employees, warning them that their personal information has been compromised, officials said Friday.

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Although the headquarters’ computer safeguards, or firewalls, are sturdy and up-to-date, it’s likely that one or more hackers obtained employee names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and monthly wage amounts, Maluchnik said.

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