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There are many civic technology, research, and business applications which rely on access to government data. [1] Dataset deletion can be useful maintenance or the result of poor archiving practice. [2] There is little government regulation on dataset management, so it can be challenging to determine when content deletions occur.
The attackers exploited flaws in Microsoft products, services, and software distribution infrastructure. [16] [8] [2] [11]At least one reseller of Microsoft cloud services was compromised by the attackers, constituting a supply chain attack that allowed the attackers to access Microsoft cloud services used by the reseller's customers.
[2] [3] One of the largest breaches of government data in U.S. history, [1] information that was obtained and exfiltrated in the breach [4] included personally identifiable information such as Social Security numbers, [5] as well as names, dates and places of birth, and addresses. [6]
The prospect of government data becoming less accessible or lower-quality could have long-term consequences — both tangible, in terms of dollars and cents, and intangible, in terms of confidence ...
The U.S. Government Accountability Office says it was notified of a data breach by IT contractor CGI Federal. The GAO said that about 6,000 people, "primarily current and former GAO employees from ...
Government data breaches aren't always the work of foreign intruders or even disgruntled employees. Sometimes, it's a staffer who simply isn't security-conscious. The US' Office of the Comptroller ...
June 2015 – United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced that it had been the target of a data breach targeting personnel records. [9] Approximately 22.1 million records were affected, including records related to government employees, other people who had undergone background checks, and their friends and family. [10] [11]
This is a list of reports about data breaches, using data compiled from various sources, including press reports, government news releases, and mainstream news articles. The list includes those involving the theft or compromise of 30,000 or more records, although many smaller breaches occur continually.