[Dataloss] Personal Information of NYC Homeless Leaked

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Courtesy Fergie's Tech Blog:  http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/

http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/571262

The personal information of more than 8,000 of New York City's homeless
accidentally was leaked in an email Friday, the New York Daily News
reported in its Saturday editions.

The email attachment, errantly sent out by an unnamed city Department
of Homeless Services employee, landed in the inboxes of an unknown
number of homeless advocates and city officials, the paper reported,
citing undisclosed sources.

The agency immediately recognized the mistake and sent another email to
recipients, asking them to kill the message, which contained the names
and Social Security numbers of 8,400 homeless parents.

Department spokeswoman Angela Allen confirmed to SC Magazine this
morning that the incident occurred, although she would not immediately
release additional details, such as whether the city had notified or
planned to notify the victims. She said she planned to research the
matter and provide more findings this afternoon.

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