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Idaho Legislature's Network Hacked

IDAHO LEGISLATURE WEBSITE
AnonPlus manifesto posted to Idaho legislature's website.

The Idaho Legislature's website was hacked two weeks ago by the Italian hacking group, AnonPlus. While no data had been stolen, just a publishing of their manifesto on the site, the hack exposed vulnerabilities in governmental websites. Boise State assistant computer science professor Hoda Mehrpouyan joins Idaho Matters to discuss cybersecurity in our public computer networks.

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