KFOX14 discovers sensitive El Paso County cybersecurity audit; officials later remove it
KFOX14 discovers sensitive El Paso County cybersecurity audit; officials later remove it
Publish Date: 2026-06-08 23:25:00
Source Domain: kfoxtv.com
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A confidential El Paso County cybersecurity audit containing sensitive information about the county’s technology security framework was mistakenly posted online for public access and later removed after KFOX14/CBS4 questioned county officials.
KFOX14/CBS4 found the internal malware audit on May 21st while reviewing county records and began asking county officials how the document ended up publicly available and what was being done to prevent a repeat.
After days of inquiries regarding the content of the audit, the county responded on June 2nd.
County officials were unable to locate the document until KFOX14/CBS4 provided a direct link showing where it was posted.
On June 2nd, the audit was removed from public access.
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In a statement, the county said the document was confidential and “unintentionally posted” before it was taken down.
Thank you for sharing the link where you found the Destructive Malware Audit. The report you located on our website is confidential information that was unintentionally posted and has since been taken down. Due to the report containing information highly confidential by law, pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, we ask that you refrain from redistributing this information and that you destroy any copies that you have of the Malware Audit. This information is all confidential pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 552.139. If further distributed, this information could expose the County’s technological vulnerabilities and allow bad actors to exploit this information and cause harm to the County.The County is addressing the issues included in the Malware Audit. Again, thank you again for bringing this to our attention.
The El Paso County Auditor’s Office declined a request for an interview with KFOX14/CBS4.
KFOX14/CBS4 then took our questions to the county attorney’s office.
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