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Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

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A reporter from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch accessed the Social Security numbers of Missouri teachers. John Sutter: This is not some brilliant technological wizardry, nor are you hacking valuable information. He says the idea that there was some sophisticated encoding within the HTML page that was then decrypted defies logic.

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Missouri Gov. Parson targets St. Louis newspaper for prosecution after report on state’s security vulnerability

The Missouri governor referred information to the Cole County prosecutor after the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on a security vulnerability on a state website.

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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CNN

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for an investigation of a journalist for finding, helping fix and reporting about a vulnerability in a government website that exposed the Social Security numbers of teachers in the state.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Washington Post

Analysis | A newspaper informed Missouri about a website flaw. The governor accused it of ‘hacking.’

Missouri Gov. Michael Parsons is on course for the biggest political overstep in years

3 years ago

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KVIA

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

By Sean Lyngaas, CNNMissouri Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday called for an investigation of a journalist for finding, helping fix and reporting about a vulnerability in a government website that exposed the Social Security numbers of teachers in the state.Parson said he had notified the Cole County prosecutor and that the Missouri State Highway Patrol was investigating alleged unauthorized access to the website of Missouri’s Department of Elementar…

3 years ago·Panama City, United States

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The Hill

Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has labeled a journalist a "hacker" with Gov. Mike Parson (R) threatening legal action after the journalist warned the department the...

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Raw Story

Missouri governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found flaw in state website

On Tuesday, a reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch alerted the state that Social Security numbers of school teachers and administrators were vulnerable to public exposure due to flaws on a website maintained by Missouri's department of education.The newspaper agreed to hold off publishing any story while the department fixed the problem and protected the private information of teachers around the state. But by Thursday, Gov. Mike Parson was…

3 years ago·United States

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Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

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Missouri Gov. Parson targets St. Louis newspaper for prosecution after report on state’s security vulnerability

Missouri Gov. Parson targets St. Louis newspaper for prosecution after report on state’s security vulnerability

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

Analysis | A newspaper informed Missouri about a website flaw. The governor accused it of ‘hacking.’

Analysis | A newspaper informed Missouri about a website flaw. The governor accused it of ‘hacking.’

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

Missouri governor threatens legal action against journalist who found flaw that exposed Social Security numbers

Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

Missouri education department calls journalist 'hacker' for flagging security flaws on state website

Missouri governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found flaw in state website

Missouri governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found flaw in state website

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