Online PFD filings halted amid possible data breach

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Alaskans trying to apply electronically for 2019 Permanent Fund dividends on New Year’s Day, their first opportunity to do so, found the system offline as users said that it was inadvertently sharing other people's personal data.

Late Tuesday morning, Russell Wyatt of Anchorage attempted to file for his dividend. He first encountered problems with the site accepting his information, then got a bigger surprise when the site reloaded: someone else’s personal information

“It makes you wonder if my information came up on someone else’s screen,” he said

Online PFD filings halted amid possible data breach

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