# Missouri governor vows criminal prosecution of reporter who found flaw in state website

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/missouri-governor-vows-criminal-prosecution-of-reporter-who-found-flaw-in-state-website-3/
- Published: 2021-10-15T09:00:28-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: Missouri Gov. Mike Parson during a press conference on Feb. 5, 2021. Photo courtesy of Missouri Governor’s Office. Article by  Jason Hancock. Missouri Independent – October 14, 2021.  The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notified a state agency and held its story while a problem that risked exposing the social security numbers of Missouri teachers was fixed On Tuesday, a reporter with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch alerted the state that Social Security numbers of school teachers and administrators were vulnerable to public exposure due to flaws on a website maintained by Missouri’s department of education. […] Click here to view original web page at missouriindependent.com Related articles: A Missouri newspaper told the state about a security risk. Now it faces prosecution – NPR A newspaper informed Missouri about a website flaw. The governor accused it of ‘hacking.’ – The Washington Post Missouri gov. calls journalist who found security flaw a “hacker,” threatens to sue – Ars Technica Missouri education department calls journalist ‘hacker’ for flagging security flaws on state website – The Hill Missouri governor faces backlash and ridicule for threatening reporter who discovered exposed teacher SSNs – ZDNet