The names of “hundreds” of children in care and vulnerable adults were accidentally disclosed by the local authority.
It accidentally included a “large spreadsheet” as an attachment in emails sent to 27 different taxi firms.
It invited tenders to transport children living in residential homes, as well as adults with disabilities.
Source: https://www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/blog/2018/01/16/council-in-huge-care-data-breach/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/leicester-city-council
"id": "lei222419522",
"linkid": "leicester-city-council",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "01/2018",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Administration',
'name': 'Local Authority',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Accidental Data Leak',
'data_breach': {'file_types_exposed': ['Spreadsheet'],
'number_of_records_exposed': 'hundreds',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names of children in '
'care',
'Names of vulnerable '
'adults'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names of children in care',
'Names of vulnerable adults']},
'description': "The names of 'hundreds' of children in care and vulnerable "
'adults were accidentally disclosed by the local authority. It '
"accidentally included a 'large spreadsheet' as an attachment "
'in emails sent to 27 different taxi firms. It invited tenders '
'to transport children living in residential homes, as well as '
'adults with disabilities.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names of children in care',
'Names of vulnerable adults']},
'title': 'Data Disclosure Incident',
'type': 'Data Disclosure'}