The error marks the first major data exposure by a federal agency since President Trump’s 2017 executive order vowing cybersecurity accountability for agency officials. The Senate Homeland Security Committee has reportedly requested a briefing with FEMA on the incident.
FEMA Shared Data of 2.3 Million Disaster Victims with Contractor
The Federal Emergency Management Agency improperly released the personal and banking data of more than 2.3 million hurricane and wildfire survivors with an outside contractor, according to a government memo (PDF). So reports The Washington Post.