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US Postal Service Data Breach (2012)

US Postal Service

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Disclosed

January 1, 2012

5199 days ago

Records

Undisclosed

Confirmed

Root Cause

Physical Breach

Industry

Transportation

Description

Corrupt mail carrier recruited into identity theft ring. Thieves would file false tax returns and have a debit card mailed to an address on the mail carriers route. Mail carrier steals debit cards.