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US Department of Agriculture

US Department of Agriculture Data Breach (2013)

US Department of Agriculture

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Disclosed

August 8, 2013

4614 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Human Error

Industry

Government

Description

A troubled new computer system used by inspectors at the nations 6,500 meatpacking and processing plants shut down for two days this month, putting at risk millions of pounds of beef, poultry, pork and lamb that had left the plants before workers could collect samples to check for E. coli bacteria and other contaminants.

US Department of Agriculture Data Breach (2013) | ExposedMap