The US Army Corps of Engineers has brushed recent unauthorized access to a database that contains sensitive information about thousands high level of risk dams in the United States -. despite the fact that it took them four months to even notice that something was wrong
In January, an unidentified person managed to get hold of the login information needed to access the National Inventory of dams (NID) and was able to see the data that are usually limited to government employees only. The violation was discovered only late last month, when the Corps of Engineers immediately blocked the intruder from entering the system again. The database contains information on more than 40,000 dams are classified as high or significant risk, which means that an offense or fault could cause serious damage to property and loss of life. It also lists the roadblocks that stand 25 feet or more and those with more than 50 acre-feet capacity.
A spokesman for the Corps of Engineers said the information that was available did not pose a threat to the public or dams, a claim that Ken Westin, security Tripwire researcher, confirmed was probably true. However, he also warned that when added to other data, the information stolen could help all potential attackers to develop a plan possible weaknesses in America's dam system. Westin concluded that making sensitive data accessible to everyone online endangers, regardless of the quality of security levels, with pirates increasingly talented finding ways from the public side of the database.
It is unlikely that your personal computer has security on the same level as the NID, so if you want extra protection of a VPN service can help you ensure your personal information remains confidential. A VPN acts as an extra layer of security when you surf the web and is a good way to keep unwanted users on your system.
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