Personal Information of NYC Homeless Leaked
Dan Kaplan writes on SC Magazine Online:
The personal information of more than 8,000 of New York City's homeless accidentally was leaked in an email Friday, the New York Daily News reported in its Saturday editions.More here.
The email attachment, errantly sent out by an unnamed city Department of Homeless Services employee, landed in the inboxes of an unknown number of homeless advocates and city officials, the paper reported, citing undisclosed sources.
The agency immediately recognized the mistake and sent another email to recipients, asking them to kill the message, which contained the names and Social Security numbers of 8,400 homeless parents.
Department spokeswoman Angela Allen confirmed to SC Magazine this morning that the incident occurred, although she would not immediately release additional details, such as whether the city had notified or planned to notify the victims. She said she planned to research the matter and provide more findings this afternoon.
posted by Fergie @ 7/24/2006 12:57:00 PM
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