Portland, Ore., CTO Warns of Spike in Hacking Attempts

Government Technology: Portland's top tech officer is warning that hackers' attempts to break into city government systems are getting more common and advanced.

In an email sent Friday to all city employees, Jeffrey Baer, the city's chief technology officer, wrote that Portland is undergoing "an alarming number of new and more sophisticated attempts" by hackers to pry into city government computer systems.

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