CFPB Employee Transfers 250,000 Consumer Records to Personal Email Account in Major Data Breach
TL;DR
An employee of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) forwarded the personal information of over 250,000 consumers to a personal email account, leading to a "major" breach. The CFPB did not identify the employee but has referred the matter to the inspector general and is taking appropriate action. Republican lawmakers have requested briefings from CFPB Director Rohit Chopra on the matter and expressed concerns about how the bureau safeguards consumers' personally identifiable information.
Topics:businessdata-privacy#cfpb#consumer-protection#data-breach#data-privacy#personal-information#republican-lawmakers
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