Privacy Monday – August 26, 2013

As the summer winds down, we find that privacy and security issues remain at the top of mind for companies, hackers, and regulators alike.

EMPLOYEE PERSONAL INFORMATION EXPOSED AT FED

Bloomberg is reporting today on a large-scale exposure of the personal information of every employee of the Federal Reserve Bank. According to the article, a website associated with the hacktivist group Anonymous has posted what the group said were "full details of every single employee at Federal Reserve Bank of America," adding central banks have "systematically defrauded the planet." The post included a spreadsheet containing phone numbers, e-mails and other employee information that the Federal Reserve said today was probably accessed more than six months ago.  According to the Fed, the bank's critical operations were not affected.