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Porn Site Trojan Horse May Have Compromised Oregon Taxpayers Electronics Files




Salem Oregon
Personal data of up to 2,200 Oregon taxpayers' electronic files may have been compromised by an ex-employee's unauthorized use of the computer according to the Oregon Department of Revenue on Tuesday.

The accident apparently occurred when an employee downloaded a contaminated file from a porn site containing a Trojan horse that may have sent taxpayer information back to the source when the computer was turned on. Said Amy McLaughlin, an Information Technology Security Officer with the State of Oregon.

" The department determined on May 15 that the computer was being improperly used and on May 23 that some data may have been captured and sent out.", said McLachlan "