"Joven Claims City Had Major Data Breach"

Odessa Mayor Javier Joven recently announced that someone had accessed the city's computer network numerous times since December using former Odessa City Attorney Natasha Brooks' accounts, which someone failed to deactivate following her termination on Dec. 13.  The Odessa Police Department, with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies, launched an investigation after city officials discovered last week that sensitive information was transferred by email to a private account.  Joven noted that a number of systems were accessed, such as Odessa Police Department reports, personnel information, and GovQA, which is the city's hosted system for public information requests.  It's unknown at this time exactly how sensitive the transferred data was, but just the breach itself is concerning.  Joven noted that it appears as though 200 emails and other data were accessed.  Once the investigation concludes, the city will use all means available, including criminal charges, to ensure that everyone involved in this breach is punished to the full extent of the law.  Joven noted that much of the information gathered could have been obtained through a Texas Public Information Act reques

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