U.S. authorities contractor Booz Allen Hamilton has disclosed {that a} former staffer downloaded probably tens of hundreds of workers’ private info from the corporate’s inner community.
The federal government and protection contractor stated that one among its staffers, whereas nonetheless employed by the corporate, downloaded a report containing the private info of “lively workers as of March 29, 2021.”
A replica of Booz Allen’s web site archived in March 2021 stated the corporate had 27,600 workers, lots of whom are contracted to U.S. authorities, navy and intelligence businesses and maintain high-level safety clearances.
The discover stated that the report downloaded by the worker contained, “your identify, Social Safety quantity, compensation, gender, race, ethnicity, date of start, and U.S. Authorities safety clearance eligibility and standing as of March 29, 2021.”
Booz Allen stated the report containing the private info was “improperly saved on an inner SharePoint website,” however didn’t say what circumstances led to the invention of the information, solely that it “not too long ago discovered” of the staffer’s exercise.
The info breach discover, filed with the California lawyer basic’s workplace this week, stated the worker obtained the report on April 14, 2022. Booz Allen spokesperson Jessica Klenk stated the corporate discovered of the publicity months afterward October 5.
The info breach discover stated the now-former staffer acted “in direct contradiction” of the corporate’s insurance policies, however that the corporate does “not imagine that the person supposed to misuse any of the private info within the report back to trigger hurt to Booz Allen workers.” It’s not clear if the person has been charged with any legal offenses.
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