Local government data breaches, while they appear to be small, create an enormous degree of community backlash. As victims are located within the general vicinity, they are more likely to meet and condemn poor security policies.

When data is lost containing medical information or financial data, one year of credit monitoring is not likely to gain back the trust of the people.

Local Swat Team Breach

The commander of a SWAT team at a local police department, published 1,615 files, many including internal training manuals. RedTeam contacted the party and had the 
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