FDIC Remains Mum On Their Own Data Breach

Media outlets have been reporting for 15 days that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has notified thousands of employees that the organizations personal data records had been breached, and fraud had resulted from that breach. The news was first reported in the June 16 issue of The Washington Post.

Government Computer News, which obtained a copy of the letter reported on by the Post, said that employees were told that among the information obtained was "name, date of birth, salary, Social Security number and length of service." The letter also reportedly said that the breach occurred in 2004.

Since the organization's breach was made public, no official statements have been made, even after two weeks. Various media sources alternately report basic acknowledgments of the breach or referrals to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Despite part of the FDIC's mandate calling for "...identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds...", the organization has been unacceptably silent on this matter.

Consumer Help Web will report at this site any information the FDIC eventually shares about their own data woes.

posted by Consumer Help Web Editorial Team at 12:52 PM |