US Department of Transportation investigates HUGE data breach affecting the personal information of 237,000 federal employees
- USDOT told lawmakers it suspects a data breach exposed the personally identifiable information of approximately 237,000 current and former federal employees
- The investigation found that the breach was limited to specific administrative systems within the department related to the processing of employee transfers
- USDOT took immediate action and blocked access to the relevant systems to allow for a thorough investigation
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) told lawmakers late Friday that a data breach is believed to have impacted the personally identifiable information of 237,000 current and former federal employees who receive employee transit benefits.
The violation affected systems processing TRANServe transit services, which reimburse government employees for part of their travel expenses.
USDOT said the breach had no impact on transportation security systems. It was not clear whether the personal data was used for criminal purposes.
USDOT told lawmakers it suspects a data breach exposed the personally identifiable information of approximately 237,000 current and former federal employees. The DOT headquarters in Washington DC is pictured above
USDOT said in a statement that the “preliminary investigation has isolated the breach of certain administrative systems at the department used for functions such as processing employee transit benefits.”
USDOT “has suspended access to relevant systems while we further investigate the issue and back up and restore systems.”
The maximum grant is $280 per month for federal public transit travel expenses.
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Pete Buttigieg is the United States Secretary of Transportation (File Photo)