The leakage data (data breach) is now a daily occurrence in today's society, along with ransomware attacks.
We read almost daily about successful attacks resulting in theft information. Among this information are names, dates of birth, social security numbers and more.
In the London borough of Hackney, a recent infringement data had very devastating consequences for one particular couple.
Such as he says the Hackney Gazette, a family in the area adopted a child, and the details of who they were and where they lived should not be disclosed to natural parents.
However, during the adoption process, 2016, a lawyer appointed by the City Council of Hackney, has inadvertently included a copy of the application form. The publication states that exposed, sensitive data included names, addresses, phone numbers, birth dates and the couple's 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 as compensation, which helped make moving house easier. 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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