FEMA Releases Personal Data, Bank Information of 2.3 Million Disaster Victims
At a Glance FEMA released disaster victims' personal information to a contractor.The victims may now be at risk for identity fraud and theft. The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of hurricanes and wildfires in 2017 to a contractor, which could expose the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog said Friday. The Homeland Security Department's Office of Inspector General found the breach occurred when FEMA was working with a contractor...