[Dataloss] World Wide Web of Trouble for Some Savannah Drivers

[Dissent]

More than 8,800 people have letters in their mailboxes from the City 
of Savannah saying their personal information may have been compromised.

With dozens of servers carrying millions of names and files, Savannah 
IT director Jerry Cornish says the city is very conscious of computer 
security. But it was a small mistake online that left a big security 
breach behind.

"We had poked a hole in the firewall to allow that access," said 
Cornish. "Those text files were exposed to the internet."

The pictures and video taken by the red light cameras were available 
for whoever committed the offense. Unfortunately, those pictures and 
video, along with personal information, was available to anyone who 
searched for them for a seven-month-long period.

That means, along with video of red light running, names, addresses, 
birth dates, and in some cases social security numbers were there for 
the taking. All available just by searching for someone's name through Google.

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