Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is vowing to prosecute the staff of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch after the newspaper says it uncovered security vulnerabilities on a state agency website.
The governor is characterizing the incident as a hacking, and said Thursday that the state will investigate it at what could be a $50 million cost to taxpayers.
“Not only are we going to hold this individual accountable but we will also be holding accountable all those who aided this individual and the media corporation that employs them,” Parson said at a press conference.
The backstory is a little complicated, so stick with us. It starts with a website maintained by the state’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
The Post-Dispatch said in a story published Wednesday night that an unnamed reporter had discovered flaws on that website that made the Social Security numbers of teachers and other school staff “vulnerable to public exposure.”
The issue involved a web application that allowed the…
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