(CitizensOutpost) There has been a major data breach at the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve. Over 20,000 people were affected when en unencrypted email with an attachment was sent to an errant distribution list. The result was a compromised attachment with sensitive data including but not limited to social security numbers, bank numbers, and contact information.
That email was a roster sent out by the Defense Travel System, or DTS, Marine Corps Times has learned. DTS is a Defense Department system that assists military and civilian defense personnel with travel itineraries and settling expenses from official authorized trips.
“It was very quickly noticed and email recall procedures were implemented to reduce the number of accounts that received it,” Aranda said.
The aftermath is still being assessed by the Marines and plans are in the works to make changes to security measures. Those affected will be notified, but there is no telling the extent to ramifications of this mistake.The email containing the data was sent within the usmc.mil official unclassified Marine domain, but also to some civilian accounts.
Source: Major data breach at Marine Forces Reserve impacts thousands
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