The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Post Office following a data breach that resulted in the unauthorised disclosure of personal information belonging to hundreds of postmasters involved in the Horizon IT scandal.
The breach occurred when the Post Office’s communications team mistakenly published an unredacted version of a legal settlement document on its corporate website. The document contained the names, home addresses and postmaster status of 502 people who were part of a group litigation against the organisation. It remained publicly accessible from 25 April to 19 June 2024, before being removed following notification from an external law firm.
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Source: UKAuthority News
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