Waltham Forest Council reports residents' data exposed by Capita third party breach
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Waltham Forest Council reports that private information, including names and council tax balances of residents, was inadvertently exposed by Waltham Forest Council's software contractor, Capita, in a digital public folder.
The council was notified of the data breach on May 16th, where residents' details were briefly accessible by outsiders.
The breach also affected other councils in the country, but no bank or payment details were compromised. The risk from the breach is deemed low.
No details are provided as to the number of impacted individuals.
The incident has been reported to the UK data protection regulator, and Capita claims no evidence of illegal use of the exposed data.
The council urges potentially affected individuals to contact them directly.
