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Coverage dated October 13, 2021

Missouri teachers’ Social Security numbers at risk on state agency's website

Headline from Daily Journal Online

The Social Security numbers of school teachers, administrators and counselors across Missouri were vulnerable to public exposure due to flaws on a website maintained by the state’s Department of Elementary

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  1. Daily Journal Online

    Missouri teachers’ Social Security numbers at risk on state agency's website (opens Daily Journal Online)

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    The Social Security numbers of school teachers, administrators and counselors across Missouri were vulnerable to public exposure due to flaws on a website maintained by the state’s Department of Elementary

  2. Newsweek

    Missouri governor goes after reporter who found teachers' Social Security info was at risk (opens Newsweek)

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    "Based on state pay records and other data, more than 100,000 Social Security numbers were vulnerable," the St. Louis-Dispatch reported.

  3. KSDK

    Missouri teachers' personal information was vulnerable on state website in security flaw exposed by St. Louis newspaper (opens KSDK)

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    The vulnerability was first discovered this week by the Post-Dispatch, which then alerted state officials about the issue, they reported.

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