Extract from Lukas Mikelionis’ article “FEMA Exposed Sensitive Private Data of 2.3M Survivors of 2017 Hurricanes, Wildfires”
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) potentially exposed millions of people to identity theft and fraud after wrongly sharing sensitive personal information of survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires with a contractor.
The Homeland Security Department’s Office of Inspector General said Friday that the information of 2.3 million survivors was released when working with a contractor that helps provide temporary housing to those affected by disasters.
