Fed employee repeatedly removed sensitive files, watchdog finds
A Federal Reserve staffer repeatedly removed sensitive files, triggering hundreds of data-loss alerts.
The Federal Reserve Board's inspector general found that a Division of International Finance employee mishandled sensitive classified files and generated hundreds of data-loss-prevention alerts before retiring. Auditors discovered the issues while reviewing the Fed's offboarding process, an examination that began in March 2025. The employee had announced a July 2024 retirement and expressed a desire to remove files beforehand. The OIG criticized an apparent lack of diligence by the Fed in resolving the alerts.
- A Fed staffer repeatedly removed sensitive classified files.
- Hundreds of data-loss-prevention alerts preceded the employee's retirement.
- Auditors found the issue during a March 2025 offboarding review.
- The OIG said the Fed was not diligent in resolving alerts.
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- federal-reserveinsider-threatdata-loss-preventionclassified-informationinspector-generaloffboarding
- Victims
- Federal Reserve Board
- Countries
- United States
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1 min read at databreaches.netMatt Bracken reports: A Federal Reserve Board staffer mishandled sensitive classified files and triggered hundreds of data loss prevention alerts leading up to their retirement, the agency’s inspector general revealed in a new report. The security issues with the employee were uncovered by the watchdog during its audit of the Fed’s offboarding process, which began... Source
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