Maine gov’t says state systems were not breached despite hacking group’s claims

Maine government officials denied that a notorious hacking group breached their systems after the gang boasted of stealing information this week. 

The GhostSec hacking group posted to Telegram on Thursday claiming that they stole 40 GB of data from Maine’s government websites. The group provided a zip file of the data they stole. 

But Sharon Huntley, director of communications for Maine’s Department of Administrative and Financial Services, said their IT team confirmed that the group simply downloaded public-facing information that …

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