Η data leakage (data breach) is now a daily occurrence in today's society, along with ransomware attacks.
We read almost daily for successful attacks that have the effect of stealing information. Among these information are names, birthdates, social security numbers and much more.
In the Hackney municipality of London, a recent data breach has had very devastating consequences for a particular couple.
Such as he says the Hackney Gazette, a family in the area adopted one child and the details of who they were and where they lived were not to be disclosed to the natural parents.
However, according to duration adoption proceedings in 2016, a solicitor appointed by Hackney Borough Council mistakenly included a copy of the application form. The publication says the exposed sensitive data included the couple's names, addresses, phone numbers, dates of birth and occupations.
The violation was serious enough for the couple who spoke both to the council and to the police finally decided to move and change adjectives as it was the safest solution for their adopted child.
Hackney Borough Council recognized their mistake and paid the couple £106,000 in compensation, which helped ease the change home. They also apologized to the couple for the "human error".
Although this data breach was not the result of a malicious attacker, it shows that information leaks can have a very big impact on people's everyday lives.
It also shows us that you can have the best perimeter security in your infrastructure, but if your staff is not trained, there is no point, since the data will leak in some other way.
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