Indianapolis Gets New Site with Security Breach Included
If there were any Indianapolis inhabitants whose past hid minor drug or alcohol offenses, their secrets were revealed by the new website developed for the city of Indianapolis. 33,000 individuals were affected by this incident, the records being available for 11 days from September to November.
The spreadsheet accidentally posted online contained the names, dates of birth and social security numbers of all those charged with minor offenses in 2006 and 2007. It was taken down on October 9, when the Information Services Agency found out about it.
To make sure no other breaches occur, the entire site was taken offline and replaced with its old version, although officials told Indystar they were confident no other sensitive information was exposed. The cause of this breach was human error, concluded Kevin Ortell, interim chief information officer.
