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"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'Over 1,000',
'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',
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'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'}