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• After capitol region faces two cyber attacks, Homeland Security urges residents to take precautions Play Video

  April 17, 2024 4:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - In the past month, many Baton Rouge residents received notice of their data being breached. One of these breaches includes the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office hack that exposed many highly-confidential employee documents on the dark web. Just days before, it was announced that a data... more »

• Filed: Potential class action lawsuit targets company at center of La. OMV breach

  June 21, 2023 8:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The company behind the data system at the center of a massive breach is now the target of a potential class action lawsuit. Plaintiffs on Tuesday filed what appears to be the first such case focused on the MOVEit attack , which compromised the private information... more »

• State Police investigating ransomware attack at BRCC

  December 12, 2019 12:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana State Police is investigating a network hack at Baton Rouge Community College. Right now, LSP says it does not know where the problem originated, but it’s sifting through a massive amount of network data to get to the bottom of the issue. While classes... more »

• State says twice as many computers infected with virus than first thought Play Video

  December 4, 2019 6:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Two and a half weeks after a cyberattack targeted state computers, some employees still don't have access to the internet. It comes as the state updated numbers on how many computers were affected by the ransomware attack. This week, the WBRZ Investigative Unit learned at least 1,500... more »

• State tech workers spending Black Friday, holiday weekend fixing ongoing hack issues

  November 28, 2019 2:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE – State workers were given a reprieve Thursday from the ongoing efforts to restore government networks crippled by hackers nearly two weeks ago. Employees spent Thanksgiving at home but some will report back to state offices Friday. The Division of Administration said its technical team that’s... more »

• Boat trailer registration impacted by state gov't hack

  November 25, 2019 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state computer hack debacle has made it impossible to process boat trailer registration in-person, authorities said Monday. "Because of the recent Louisiana state government computer outage incident, the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will be unable to process boat trailer registrations on Mondays at Louisiana... more »

• Certain taxes due Nov. 20 now due Nov. 25 because of hack

  November 19, 2019 3:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE – An upcoming due date of November 20 for certain taxes will be delayed because of the hack on the state computer network, the Louisiana Department of Revenue revealed Tuesday. LDR extended the filing dates for state taxes due Nov. 20, 2019. The extended due date... more »

• Massive amounts of Disney Plus users are hacked

  November 19, 2019 11:39 AM

  Only days after Disney Plus’s launch, hackers have gained access to thousands of user accounts and begun selling them for as low as $3. CNN says some users are complaining hackers managed to lock them out of their accounts by changing their username and password combinations. But Disney... more »

• Office of Motor Vehicles closed until Monday as state recovers from cyberattack Play Video

  November 19, 2019 10:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles will remain closed until next week as the state bounces back from an attempted ransomware attack. Governor John Bel Edwards announced Thursday he expects OMV offices to reopen statewide Monday. Though employees are on site, the buildings are not open... more »

• Home of state's chief technology officer catches fire as government deals with ransomware attack

  November 18, 2019 5:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The home of the state's chief technology officer caught on fire as the owner was working to counter a ransomware attack on Louisiana government computers and its network Monday. The fire at the home of Richard Howze was reported around 4 p.m. Tax records showed Howze... more »

• Hack forces state computer system crash; Private info presumed safe Play Video

  November 18, 2019 12:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An investigation is underway after hackers forced state computer network officials to disconnect Louisiana government from the internet Monday. "This attempted ransomware attack is similar to the ransomware targeted at local school districts and government entities across the country this summer. There is no anticipated data... more »

• Hackers target state-run college savings accounts; Security tightened

  March 15, 2019 4:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A state-backed college savings program tightened security measures amid a wave of cyber attacks on its accounts, WBRZ has learned. START accounts were targeted but attackers never gained access to money parents have been saving for their children. The START program allows for parents to... more »

• Officials found in Ashley Madison hack, other addresses to be probed Play Video

  August 20, 2015 5:31 PM

  BATON ROUGE - After emails belonging to state workers were shown to be used for accounts on adultery website Ashley Madison, the state said Thursday, it is against policy for employees to use state-owned email addresses for this type of activity. Ashley Madison is an online dating site that... more »