Hackers attempt to breach Illinois State Police FOID website

guest · Aug 8, 2021

Hackers attempt to breach Illinois State Police FOID website
August 6, 2021
https://news.yahoo.com/hackers-attempt-breach-illinois-state-130000577.html

The Illinois State Police said they have added additional online security requirements to FOID online application system after hackers attempted to breach the site.

Specifically, the ISP is restricting the use and access of personal information that FOID card applicants submit in their online FOID account that could match Illinois resident personal identification information unlawfully obtained from any number of previous cyber breaches. The personal information did not come from ISP systems and servers, according to a news release.

"The FOID website software vendor, working with ISP, recently determined unauthorized persons were attempting to use this type of previously unlawfully obtained personal information to match with and access existing FOID online account information to add further detail to their existing stolen data," the release said.
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"[...] 2,067 FOID card holders, less than .0008 % of total card holders, were possibly impacted by these attempts. In accordance with state law and out of an abundance of caution, all affected persons were sent notice and issued a new card at no cost," according to the news release.
Illinoisans who want to buy and own firearms and ammunition must have a Firearm Owners Identification card issued by Illinois State Police. For more than 18 months, the state has been delayed in processing applications for the required ID, with many waiting months.
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