US GAO data leak affects 6,600 current and former employees
A data leak at the US Government Accountability Office in January 2024 affected about 6,600 current and former employees. The GAO was notified of the breach by its contractor CGI Federal. CGI Federal said the incident was related to an Atlassian vulnerability.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- US Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- About 6,600 current and former employees
- Cause / method
- Breach linked to an Atlassian vulnerability
- Location
- United States
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Timeline
- It emerged that a January data leak had affected about 6,600 current and former employees and that CGI Federal had notified the agency of the breach.
- CGI Federal disclosed the link between the data leak and an Atlassian vulnerability.
5 related reports
- Some 6,600 current, former employees impacted in January GAO data breach
- US agency says it was alerted to breach by contractor CGI Federal
- IT contractor CGI Federal says US government data breach was tied to Atlassian bug
- Atlassian vulnerability linked to GAO data breach, CGI Federal says
- Atlassian vulnerability at fault in GAO breach
The summary and key facts are written by AI from related reports and may contain errors. Check the original articles and the organisation’s official statements for accurate details.