Report blames outside software for computer breach

Published May 23, 2014 11:43pm ET



SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A piece of third-party software that hadn’t been updated might have been the vulnerable point invaded by hackers of the Oregon secretary of state’s website, a state report found.

The February breach took election and business records offline for nearly three weeks, delaying disclosure of campaign-finance information and forcing staff to handle many functions by hand.

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