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12932553683?profile=RESIZE_400xSensitive information belonging to nearly one million Wisconsin residents was breached during the cybercriminal campaign last year that targeted the popular MOVEit file transfer service.  The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the federal agency that manages the Medicare program and the Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) said last week that they have begun notifying people whose personal information leaked after hackers exploited a vulnerability in the MOVEit s

12427925667?profile=RESIZE_400xToday is Tax Day in the US, April 15th.  A reminder to get your taxes filed, or at this point, ask for an extension.  And a warning to be mindful of other US government agencies being targeted.  A recent study reports that cyber warfare is increasingly likely to target federal services that help everyday residents meet their basic needs. 

The report, which is authored by researchers from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, points out that traditionally, cyber defense has focused