Essential reading: Governor threatens Post-Dispatch after discovery of data vulnerability
A Post-Dispatch reporter, Josh Renaud, alerted the state to security flaws on a teacher certification website, and Gov. Mike Parson responded by threatening criminal action against the reporter for "hacking."
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Post-Dispatch columnists Aisha Sultan and Tony Messenger discuss the chilling effect the investigation into Josh Renaud’s reporting could have…
Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with reporter Josh Renaud about his experience finding a security problem with a Missouri state website, rep…
No apology: Parson says he still has questions about disclosure of teachers’ Social Security numbers
Governor’s comments follow Cole County prosecutor’s decision not to file charges.
Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson based his decision on a state highway patrol report completed seven weeks ago.
The lawmaker said he was inspired to file the bill after Gov. Mike Parson announced an investigation into the Post-Dispatch last year.
Missouri’s governor has often tangled with news outlets over coverage he doesn’t like.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Dec. 29, 2021, talks about possible charges against the Post-Dispatch from the Cole County prosecuting attorney a…
State officials initially planned to thank the Post-Dispatch, but Gov. Mike Parson threatened the newspaper instead.
Governor questions accuracy of records provided by the state to the newspaper last week.
Messenger: Gov. Mike Parson’s very bad day ends in a Twitter temper tantrumMissouri governor makes habit of lashing out at reporters when the news makes him look bad.
Records also show the FBI told the state the incident was ‘not an actual network intrusion.’
Rather than thank the Post-Dispatch for discovering the flaw, Gov. Mike Parson accused the newspaper of hacking.
Like Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner, he tries to fundraise off a criminal investigation.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s administration put teachers at risk, then scapegoated a journalist.
The state education commissioner should heed her own advice regarding a data breach and investigate internally instead of accusing a reporter.
Last week, Gov. Mike Parson accused the newspaper of hacking the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's website.
Officials are eyeing federal stimulus money to pay for an overhaul of Missouri’s aging IT infrastructure.
Missouri's governor irrationally seeks to punish a reporter for alerting officials to vulnerable Social Security numbers on a state website.
Editorial Board members Tod Robberson and Kevin McDermott discuss Gov. Mike Parson’s attack on a Post-Dispatch reporter who discovered a major…
The threat came two days after the Post-Dispatch informed the state about a data risk that left vulnerable 100,000 Social Security numbers.
The Post-Dispatch discovered the vulnerability in a web application that allowed the public to search teacher certifications and credentials.
After the reported first to the state and then in a news story that teacher Social Security numbers were at risk of ex…
The incident is one of a number of cybersecurity issues affecting state government.
Missouri Highway Patrol probe shows state data weakness existed 11 years before Post-Dispatch exposed it.
Liz Miller and Beth O'Malley talk with reporter Josh Renaud about his experience finding a security problem with a Missouri state website, rep…
The National Press Club called Gov. Mike Parson's reaction “a particularly egregious example” of an attack on the free press.