AmeriCorps Security Breach

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

http://wiredworkplace.nextgov.com/2010/10/americorps_workers_personal_data_jeopardized.php
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The government has mailed out letters to AmeriCorps participants and 
applicants informing them that personal information may have been 
breached due to flaws in the program's website, federal officials 
announced on Friday. The security weaknesses date back to 2006, they said.

Each year, the federal AmeriCorps program offers more than 70,000 
citizens opportunities to volunteer at government agencies, nonprofits 
and other community organizations.

"To ensure the highest degree of care and caution, [the Corporation for 
National and Community Service] is notifying all AmeriCorps applicants 
and participants with records in the portal system and providing them a 
full range of support services, including membership in a credit 
monitoring and identity theft insurance program," corporation officials 
stated. The corporation, the nation's largest grant-making body for 
public service initiatives, runs AmeriCorps.
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