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data-security2 years ago

CFPB Employee Transfers 250,000 Consumers' Data to Personal Email Account in Major Breach

A former employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sent confidential records containing personally identifiable information of hundreds of thousands of consumers and several financial institutions to their personal email account. The CFPB found that the person forwarded information relating to customers of seven institutions and accessed information related to about 256,000 consumer accounts at a single institution. The incident has been referred to the bureau's internal watchdog and is considered "completely unacceptable."

via NBC News|
#cfpb#confidential-records#consumer-information
cybersecurity2 years ago

CFPB confirms major data breach as staffer transfers 250,000 consumers' data to personal email account.

A former CFPB employee transferred confidential records of over 256,000 consumers, including transaction-related numbers and names, to their personal email account. The CFPB called it a "major incident" and says that the staffer no longer works for them. Confidential supervisory information of 45 institutions was also compromised. The employee has still not deleted the emails, but there is no evidence that they shared it beyond their personal account. Republican lawmakers voiced disapproval of the breach, which will likely fuel more criticism of the agency.

via Fox Business|
#cfpb#confidential-records#consumer-protection