MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — According to the Alabama governor’s office, a “cybersecurity event” was discovered Friday night.
It stated the passwords and usernames of some state employees were compromised. The state of Alabama’s Office of Information Technology stated Monday it is working to minimize any potential impacts to state operations.
A release from the governor’s office reminded state employees to look out for malicious emails. Amanda Senn, director of the Alabama Securities Commission, could not speak directly about what happened but offered insight on cybersecurity and data breaches. Senn said there’s a difference between a cyber “event” and a cyber “breach.”…