The US Department of Transportation suffered a major data breach, 237,000 employee records compromised
The personal information of 237,000 current and former federal employees was exposed in a data breach at the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), sources briefed on the matter said Friday.
Violation systems for processing TRANServe’s transit benefits, which compensate state employees for part of their commuting expenses. It was not clear whether the personal data was used for criminal purposes.
USDOT said in a statement to Reuters that the breach did not affect the transportation security systems. It did not say who might be responsible for the hack.
The department is investigating the breach and has suspended access to the Transit Advantage system until it is secured and restored, it said.
The maximum allowance is $280 per month for public transportation commuting expenses for federal employees.
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