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Ransomware attack at Chattanooga State affects data of 1,244 people

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Dissent

Ellen Gerst reports:

A ransomware attack discovered at Chattanooga State Community College in May compromised the personal information of 1,244 people, according to the college.

The majority of the people affected had taken the GED test at the college’s testing center in 2012 and 2013, the college said in a news release Tuesday.

Read more at Chattanooga Times Free Press.


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