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Maine breach portal abused to publish fake data breach disclosures

In an unusual misinformation campaign, fraudulent data breach disclosures were submitted to Maine's official breach portal and publicly posted before their legitimacy could be verified, prompting companies to deny the claims.

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A vulnerability in Maine's official breach portal has been exploited to publish fake data breach disclosures. This exploitation allowed fraudulent submissions to be publicly posted before their legitimacy could be verified.

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