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US Department of Labor

US Department of Labor Data Breach (2013)

US Department of Labor

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Disclosed

July 2, 2013

4651 days ago

Records

3

Confirmed

Root Cause

Human Error

Industry

Government

Description

On July 2, Sentry discovered that some plans Form 5500 submissions to DOL contained an attachment with the individuals names, Social Security numbers, and in some cases, 401k account balances. To make matters worse, it seems the DOL uploaded the plans 5500 Forms to its EFAST2 website, where anyone can search for a plans filing, then click a link and download it.