West Berkshire Council

West Berkshire Council

A data breach at West Berkshire Council resulted in the sharing of more than 1,000 people's email addresses.

According to the council, it has informed the Information Commissioner's Office, a monitor for data privacy, about the occurrence.

The situation where a significant number of service customers were copied into an email with a survey about recreation centers was brought to the council's attention.

The council later apologized in a second email to those who had used its services, writing, "We're really sorry that your email address was shared in this way."

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-50209064

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/west-berkshire-council

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"linkid": "west-berkshire-council",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2019",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
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                        'industry': 'Public Administration',
                        'location': 'West Berkshire',
                        'name': 'West Berkshire Council',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Email',
 'customer_advisories': 'Apology email sent to affected customers',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'Over 1,000',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': 'Email addresses'},
 'description': 'A data breach at West Berkshire Council resulted in the '
                "sharing of more than 1,000 people's email addresses. The "
                "council has informed the Information Commissioner's Office "
                'about the occurrence. The situation where a significant '
                'number of service customers were copied into an email with a '
                "survey about recreation centers was brought to the council's "
                'attention. The council later apologized in a second email to '
                "those who had used its services, writing, 'We're really sorry "
                "that your email address was shared in this way.'",
 'impact': {'data_compromised': 'Email addresses'},
 'regulatory_compliance': {'regulatory_notifications': 'Information '
                                                       "Commissioner's Office"},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Apology email sent to affected '
                                        'customers'},
 'title': 'Data Breach at West Berkshire Council',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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