On Thursday, an e-mail went out from the purpose of Lee County Tax Collector Larry Hart, sent yesteryear hackers having gained access to his email.
It has been reported that Hart was using a device out of his purpose in addition to the device was compromised.
Lee County taxpayers are at nowadays worried that their information mightiness bring been compromised inward the hack. However, Noelle Branning, Deputy Chief Tax Collector, said that because Larry Hart rarely emails taxpayers directly, they aren’t probable to bring received the email.
"We don't mean value our taxpayers require to bring whatsoever concern," Branning said. "Additionally, it doesn't look that whatsoever taxpayer information has been compromised inward whatsoever way."
While the purpose maintains that it does non seem that whatsoever information has been compromised, Branning cautions anyone opening an e-mail from Hart to hold upwards careful.
"If it's an e-mail coming from Mr. Hart containing an attachment or a link, no i should opened upwards the attachment, nor should they effort to click on the link," said Branning.
Hart’s trouble organization human relationship has been disabled equally a safety mensurate in addition to is undergoing a forensic exam. H5N1 cybersecurity professional person is helping them larn to the bottom of the hack. Meanwhile, an organisation-wide advisory has been sent to brand them aware of the risk.
Other counties bring likewise been warned of the possibility of a hack.
