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Ransomware group claims hacking of Oregon regulator after data breach denial


By Eduard Kovacs

A ransomware group claims to have stolen a significant amount of files from a regulatory agency in Oregon after the organization said it had no evidence of a data breach.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the regulatory agency in charge of the quality of air, land and water in the state. The organization revealed on April 9 that it had launched an investigation into a cyberattack that forced it to shut down networks as part of containment efforts.

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