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Re:County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing... by janalsncm on Thursday January 29, 2026 @04:20PM (#46816762)
Yeah I think that’s pretty useful context. I can understand arresting them and clearing it up with a judge in the morning. I can’t understand continuing to defame them as the lawsuit alleged.

If that’s all that had happened I’m guessing it would’ve avoided a lawsuit, since their purpose was to restore their reputational damage.

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Re:County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing... by tag2103 on Thursday January 29, 2026 @04:52PM (#46817201)
This seems to be on par for this Iowa county which their ignorance sadly has painted a major target on their innocent citizens- related article:

"Dallas County Attorney Matt Schultz told KCCI: "I want to be clear that the decision to dismiss the criminal charges that resulted in this civil case against Dallas County was made by a previous County Attorney. I am putting the public on notice that if this situation arises again in the future, I will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law."

https://www.kcci.com/article/coalfire-contractors-settle-dal...

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Re:County pays $600k to pentesters it arrested for assessing... by lux-lux-lux on Thursday January 29, 2026 @05:02PM (#46817348)
Schultz (a ‘tough on crime Republican’) is the prosecutor who filed charges when this thing happened originally, so no surprise he still defends his decision.
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