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Wednesday, March 27, 2019
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Phishing scheme compromises 2 million state emails
Scheme sent to
more than 400
workers in two
large state agencies
By Aubrey Wieber
Oregon Capital Bureau
A phishing scheme that
successfully compromised
2 million emails from Ore-
gon Department of Human
Services accounts targeted
more than 400 accounts at
two major state agencies.
Nine employees in four
units of Human Services
departments inadvertently
gave hackers access to
their accounts, said agency
spokesman Robert Oakes.
Oakes said Friday that the
state still hasn’t established
how many state clients’
information was accessed.
The agency was required
by state statute to notify the
public because of the poten-
tial for it to impact at least
350,000 people.
The breach occurred in
late January, but state offi-
cials didn’t disclose it until
Thursday, attributing the
time lag to work needed to
assess what happened.
The state has retained an
outside firm for $480,000
to do a forensic examina-
Oregon Capital Bureau
A successful phishing scheme compromised 2 million emails from the Oregon Department
of Human Services.
tion of the breach and help
impacted clients. That con-
tract provides for service
covering a breach impact-
ing up to one million people,
according to the contract
with IDExperts of Portland.
The firm’s contract would
be boosted if its investiga-
tion determines more than
one million had their data
exposed, according to the
contract. DHS provides ser-
vices to 1.6 million people.
As of Friday, IDExperts
were operating a call center
and website to provide infor-
mation to potential victims
of the hack.
IDExperts is required to
give DHS frequent updates
on its findings and security
recommendations. Its foren-
sic examination will deter-
mine what personal infor-
mation was available to the
hackers, how much was
taken and how many peo-
ple are impacted. That is
expected to take two weeks,
according to the contract.
Elizabeth Craig, spokes-
woman for the Depart-
ment of Administrative Ser-
vices, said the state has used
IDExperts for several years
for such work. The Depart-
ment of State Lands and the
Department of Revenue both
experienced data breaches in
2018.
The details of the attacked
files are still not clear. Oakes
said that on Jan. 8, 429
employees at Human Ser-
vices and the Oregon Health
Authority received an email
stating their Outlook email
account had expired and
they had to reregister. The
email, provided Friday to
the Oregon Capital Bureau,
included a link. Thirty-six
DHS and OHA employees
clicked the link. Nine then
entered their username and
password, giving the hack-
ers access to their accounts.
Those accounts were
immediately frozen by
state IT workers. By Jan.
28, DHS established that
the hack exposed personal
information.
On March 15, it contacted
IDExperts about a forensic
review, according to the con-
tract, and the agreement was
finalized Tuesday. DHS sent
out a news release announc-
ing the breach Thursday.
Oakes couldn’t provide
details on why it took nearly
two months from the time
the department realized the
breach included personal
information to the time it
notified the public.
The employees caught
in the attack worked in the
child welfare, self-suffi-
ciency, aging and people
with disabilities and voca-
tional rehabilitation pro-
grams. Collectively, their
accounts contained 2 mil-
lion emails, which included
spreadsheets with personal
information, such as dates
of birth and Social Security
numbers.
All 8,500 DHS employ-
ees go through training to
avoid being caught in such
hacks, though they are not
always effective. On Thurs-
day, Oakes said “human
error” was at play but also
said the attack was very
sophisticated.
People who are wor-
ried their information was
involved can call 800-792-
1750 or visit http://ide.myid-
care.com/oregonDHS for
help.
to a mobile home park on
West Main Street in John
Day for a person who had
fallen.
March 19: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
March 19: Dispatched
with Monument ambu-
lance to Highway 402 for
a female patient.
March 20: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
March 20: Responded
with John Day police to a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day
for a 7-month-old infant.
March 21: Dispatched
to Aslin Avenue in Mt.
Vernon for a 70-year-old
woman with back pain.
March 21: Responded
to Laycock Creek Road for
a 75-year-old man.
March 21: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
March 21: Paged to
Three Point Road for a
man who had fallen and
had difficulty breathing.
March 22: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
March 22: Dispatched
to East Fifth Street in John
Day for a 911 call.
March 23: Responded to
Northeast Dayton Street in
John Day for an 85-year-
old woman with abnormal
bleeding.
March 23: Dispatched
to South Johnson Avenue
in Prairie City for a woman
with headaches and short-
ness of breath.
March 23: Transported
a woman from a senior
home in Prairie City to the
hospital in John Day.
March 23: Dispatched
to a mobile home park
on West Main Street in
John Day for a possible
overdose.
March 24: Responded
to La Costa Avenue in
John Day for an 85-year-
old woman.
March 24: Dispatched
to Mountain Boulevard in
Mt. Vernon.
March 24: Responded
to an apartment com-
plex on East Main
Street in John Day, but
the caller refused the
ambulance.
March 24: Dispatched
to Belshaw Creek Road
for a 72-year-old woman
with unusual bleeding and
vomiting.
• Mt. Vernon fire
March 20: Responded
to a brush fire near the
Mt. Vernon city shops on
Council Drive.
• Oregon Department
of Transportation
March 23: Advised of
boulders on Highway 26
in Picture Gorge.
COPS AND COURTS
Arrests and citations in
the Blue Mountain Eagle are
taken from the logs of law
enforcement agencies. Every
effort is made to report the
court disposition of arrest
cases.
Grant County Circuit
Court
Charges
brought
against Andrew S. Bal-
lou, 25, Mt. Vernon, were
dismissed March 15 after
a civil compromise was
granted. Ballou was origi-
nally charged with felony
second-degree burglary,
felony first-degree theft
and misdemeanor sec-
ond-degree criminal tres-
pass allegedly committed
at an Oregon Telephone
Co. building in Mt. Ver-
non on Nov. 15.
Charges brought against
Ronald Lambeth, 66, Can-
yon City, were dismissed
March 19 in the inter-
ests of justice. Lambeth
was originally charged
with felony first-degree
burglary, felony first-de-
gree criminal trespass and
misdemeanor second-de-
gree criminal mischief
allegedly committed at a
residence in Canyon City
on Dec. 28.
Stephen L. Meeks III,
28, Bend, pleaded guilty
March 14 to two counts
of first-degree burglary,
felon in possession of a
firearm and unauthorized
use of a vehicle, all felo-
nies committed on Dec.
5. He was sentenced to
34 months in prison, 36
months post-prison super-
vision and a $600 fine.
His driver’s license was
suspended for one year,
and he was ordered to
pay $3,672 in compensa-
tory fines for four indi-
viduals. Seven counts
were dismissed, includ-
ing theft, felon in posses-
sion of a firearm, criminal
mischief, criminal tres-
pass and driving while a
license was suspended
or revoked. Two counts
of first-degree theft were
merged into the burglary
counts.
Grant County Sheriff
The Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office reported the
following for the week of
March 20:
Concealed
handgun
licenses: 17
Average inmates: 14
Bookings: 12
Releases: 13
Arrests: 1
Citations: 1
Fingerprints: 1
Civil papers: 12
Warrants processed: 2
Asst./welfare check: 0
Search and rescue: 1
March 18: Daniel Wag-
ner, 26, Hines, was cited
for speeding, 82/65 zone,
and failure to install an
ignition interlock.
Dispatch
John Day dispatch
worked 162 calls during
the week of March 18-25,
including:
• John Day Police
Department
March 18: Advised of
loud noise at a mobile
home park on West Main
Street in John Day.
March 19: Responded
to a mobile home park
on West Main Street in
John Day for a domes-
tic report. Fawn War-
rington, 38, John Day,
was arrested and charged
with interfering with a 911
call.
March 20: Took a
harassment report at a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day.
March 21: Advised of
criminal mischief at the
high school in John Day.
March 21: Responded
to Main Street in down-
town John Day for a non-
injury crash.
March 21: Following a
traffic stop on West Main
Street in John Day, Kellyn
A. Joslin, 33, John Day,
was cited for no driver’s
license or insurance and
failure to properly wear a
seat belt.
March 22: Received
a report of loud noise at
a mobile home park on
West Main Street in John
Day.
March 22: Responded
to a noise complaint at a
mobile home park on West
Main Street in John Day.
March 23: Responded
to a mobile home park
on West Main Street for a
theft report.
March 24: Advised of a
theft report at South Can-
yon Boulevard and Fourth
Street in John Day.
March 24: Assisted
with safe removal of a
horse running loose on
West Main Street in John
Day.
• Oregon State Police
March 21: Advised of
cows on Highway 26 near
Moon Creek Road.
• Grant County Sher-
iff’s Office
March 18: Received a
report of a domestic inci-
dent on Ingle Street in Mt.
Vernon.
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transportation system, but as a serdice to the
community I am making myself adailable 24/7
on a fare basis which is below the national
aderage for taxis and for free for hospital
related emergencies.
Thank you for your support.
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A young elephant, whose oversized ears en-
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March 20: Advised of a
suspicious vehicle on Dog
Creek Road in John Day.
March 21: Received a
report of a suspicious per-
son at a motel on Highway
26 east of Prairie City.
March 22: Advised of
harassment from a resi-
dence on Highway 26 east
of John Day.
March 22: Received
a report of shots fired on
Charolais Heights Road in
John Day.
March 22: Received a
report of a missing person.
March 23: Received a
report of a domestic inci-
dent on West Sixth Street
in Prairie City.
March 23: Advised of
fraud on East Third Street
in Prairie City.
• John Day ambulance
March 18: Responded
with Monument ambu-
lance to John Day Street
for an elderly woman.
March 18: Dispatched
to South Hall Street in
Prairie City for a 911 call.
March 18: Responded
to Northeast Elm Street in
John Day for a 91-year-old
man.
March 19: Transported
a patient to the airport in
John Day.
March 19: Dispatched
to Thomason Lane for an
86-year-old man.
March 19: Responded
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