After an unintentional data leak, Boeing, the massive aerospace company, notified 36,000 workers, an employee of the company accidentally sent his spouse, who was not employed by the company, an email containing a spreadsheet that contained the personal information of his coworkers.
The individual transmitted a file that included the names, birthplaces, BEMSIDs bespoke employee ID numbers, accounting department codes, and other sensitive personally identifiable information of 36,000 Boeing workers.
Olson claims that hidden columns in the spreadsheet held dates of birth and social security numbers.
The organisation intends to impose more restrictions on sensitive information and mandate more training for staff members on handling sensitive data in order to prevent future occurrences of this kind.
Source: https://securityaffairs.com/56736/data-breach/boeing-data-leak.html
"id": "BOE550191123",
"linkid": "boeing",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "02/2017",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"