Hackers get 16000 Florida ccw permit info

[dozer13]

Florida concealed weapons permit holders exposed in computer hack | Tampa Bay Times


More than 16,000 concealed weapons permit holders in Florida may have had their names accidentally made public because of a data breach at the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The agency released a statement saying concealed weapons licensees who renewed online may have had their names accessed, and 469 other customers were notified that their Social Security numbers may have been hacked as part of the breach.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Hah! Sent everything in the mail as always, including the money order!

Old School for the win!

 

[dozer13]

Its funny I was just on their website yesterday lookin at the requirements to apply for my non resident. Glad I hadn't pull the trigger yet.

 

[indykid]

So glad everything is being forced on us to be done over the internet. So secure. One would think government agencies would be the most secure, but I guess not as they are proving to be the least secure.

 

[femurphy77]

Sounds like MDA has gone hi-tech!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Hah! Sent everything in the mail as always, including the money order!

Old School for the win!

Until they key your info into their computer system...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Until they key your info into their computer system...

Yeah, rhino is in big trouble then.

 

[KLB]

So glad everything is being forced on us to be done over the internet. So secure. One would think government agencies would be the most secure, but I guess not as they are proving to be the least secure.

The only secure network is the one not connected to anything.

Government agencies are prime targets for hackers of all kinds. In today's world the biggest weakness is people. People like to browse the internet and they love to click on . Those are both ways for hackers to get inside your defenses.

 

[LP1]

Until they key your info into their computer system...

And we have a winner!

 

[Cygnus]

Do you think it was the Russians?

 

[cooltools]

So glad everything is being forced on us to be done over the internet. So secure. One would think government agencies would be the most secure, but I guess not as they are proving to be the least secure.

Just can't wait for self driving cars, gonna feel sooo safe.

 

[JettaKnight]

Do you think it was the Russians?

No, Florida Man.

 

[eldirector]

The only secure network is the one not connected to anything.

HA! Hardly.

Yet another strike against gun owner registries. Not only are they unneeded, they are dangerous.

 

[88E30M50]

HA! Hardly.

Yet another strike against gun owner registries. Not only are they unneeded, they are dangerous.

^^^This^^^

 

[Cygnus]

No, Florida Man.

What's Florida Man?

 

[JAL]

What's Florida Man?

I was wondering the same. Maybe a distant relative of Encino Man? Possibly a second cousin of Local Man (who always ruins everything)?

John

 

[JAL]

Do you think it was the Russians?

Probably the Russian Mafia from somewhere like St. Petersburg. They hacked in through the online payment system, undoubtedly looking for usable C/C information. I doubt Florida is using an in-house payment system of their own. Nearly all state and local governments contract for online payment services, as do the Feds.

 

[SMiller]

I did mine yesterday at 3:30pm, don't know if I should be worried or not, mine was electronic...


I did pay cash.

Oddly enough there was beautiful painting of the 2nd amendment at the tax collector (Florida DMV) where they process and do the concealed carry permit, odd it said the 2nd amendment shale not be infringed yet there I was having my finger prints processed and background check done all while paying $124........

 

[JettaKnight]

What's Florida Man?

"Who's"


He's the guy that does all the dumb stuff. You know, "Florida Man eats pancakes in a street crosswalk" and "Florida Man throws an alligator through Wendy's drive thru window"...

https://twitter.com/_floridaman?lang=en

 

[JettaKnight]

I did mine yesterday at 3:30pm, don't know if I should be worried or not, mine was electronic...


I did pay cash.

Oddly enough there was beautiful painting of the 2nd amendment at the tax collector (Florida DMV) where they process and do the concealed carry permit, odd it said the 2nd amendment shale not be infringed yet there I was having my finger prints processed and background check done all while paying $124........

Florida Man agrees with you.

Sullivan was arrested after an officer responded to the 15200 block of Southwest 104th Street for a report of a man with green hair and tattoos on his face who was pointing a gun at passing vehicles, the report said.
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At one point Sullivan told the officer "I don't have a permit cause it's too expensive," the report said.