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US agency exposed personal info of 2.3 million disaster survivors
- Sunday | 24th March, 2019
That “has placed approximately 2.3 million disaster survivors at increased risk of identity theft and fraud,” the Inspector General’s office said in a report. WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) exposed 2.3 million disaster survivors to possible identity theft and fraud by improperly sharing sensitive personal information with an outside company, according to an internal government watchdog. A 2015 review revealed that agency personnel at a disaster-response center in California stored disaster survivor records in open, unsecured cardboard boxes. FEMA spokeswoman Lizzie Litzow said the agency had found no indication to suggest survivor data had been compromised. He resigned in February, capping an 18-month tenure during which the agency responded to more than 220 declared disasters.
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