The worst data scandal of recent years has been experienced in the USA. The personal data of 1 million 600 thousand unemployed citizens and public officials registered with the Employment Security Department in Washington were stolen. In Washington, USA, hackers targeted the Employment Security Department. Hackers who entered the database of the Accellion company, where the data in the department are stored, stole the personal information of 1.6 million unemployed citizens and public officials. It was noteworthy that the pirates chose the personal information of citizens who filed unemployment claims last year. Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents' identity, full name, date of birth, address, previous occupation are now in the hands of pirates. The USA is on the alert against the adverse use of this information. Accellion is the focus of the reactions Accellion company focuses primarily on file sharing, which includes data sharing and collaboration. It turned out that Accellion investigated the data breach before reporting the incident to the authorities. It was determined that the company made the first unauthorized access detection on December 25, 2020. Accellion confirmed the data breach to government officials on January 25, 2021, almost a month after initial detection. State inspectors blame Accellion, not the Employment Security Department.
Worst data scandal of recent years in the USA
