Submission + - Texas Agency Exposes 3.5M People Via Public Server (securityweek.com)
wiredmikey writes: The Texas Comptroller’s office said today that records containing personally identifying information of about 3.5 million Texans were left exposed on an agency server that was accessible to the public. The records contained the names and mailing addresses of individuals.
Despite being required by Texas administrative rules established for agencies, the exposed data was not encrypted. The Comptroller’s office also admitted that internal procedures were not followed, leading to the information being left on the server for a long period of time without being purged as required by internal procedures.
Despite being required by Texas administrative rules established for agencies, the exposed data was not encrypted. The Comptroller’s office also admitted that internal procedures were not followed, leading to the information being left on the server for a long period of time without being purged as required by internal procedures.