BART
BART
BART

Unknown hackers successfully compromised BARTpoa.com, site of the Bay Area Rapid Transit Police Officers Association and released union members’ information. Included in the data is officers’ names, passwords, phone number, home and e-mail addresses. The hack was presumably in retaliation for BART shutting down station cellphone service to prevent protesters from organizing. Read the full article at CNet.com

About Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is the Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and CEO of The Palmer Group, a consulting practice that helps Fortune 500 companies with technology, media and marketing. Named LinkedIn’s “Top Voice in Technology,” he covers tech and business for Good Day New York, is a regular commentator on CNN and writes a popular daily business blog. He's a bestselling author, and the creator of the popular, free online course, Generative AI for Execs. Follow @shellypalmer or visit shellypalmer.com.

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