The sensitive letters containing the personal information of the residents of Brent Council were found lying in gardens and gutters.
The Council suspended its bin collection provider from handling sensitive material irresponsibly.
The incident took place after the council documents fell off a Veolia truck on its way to a depot in Croydon.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/uk-confidential-documents-were-blown-into-gardens-in-data-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/brent-council
"id": "bre20563522",
"linkid": "brent-council",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "03/2022",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'location': 'Brent, London',
'name': 'Brent Council',
'type': 'Local Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Physical Loss',
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
'description': 'Sensitive letters containing the personal information of the '
'residents of Brent Council were found lying in gardens and '
'gutters. The Council suspended its bin collection provider '
'from handling sensitive material irresponsibly. The incident '
'took place after the council documents fell off a Veolia '
'truck on its way to a depot in Croydon.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Personal Information of Residents']},
'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': ['Suspended bin collection '
'provider'],
'root_causes': ['Improper Handling of Sensitive '
'Material']},
'response': {'containment_measures': ['Suspended bin collection provider']},
'title': 'Data Breach Involving Brent Council Resident Information',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Improper Handling of Sensitive Material'}