EPA continuing investigation into leaked data that ‘appears’ to be public info

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it is investigating attempts by a hacker to sell information allegedly obtained from the organization’s systems.  On Sunday, a hacker in a popular cybercriminal forum offered 3 gigabytes of data allegedly taken from EPA systems. The person behind the post said the information was a contact list

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