State & Local Government Policy, Business and Technology

Popular Government Payment Solution Exposes 14M Records

Government Technology: A popular payment portal among government agencies potentially exposed the personal information of millions of citizens. And while there’s been no confirmed exploitation of customer data, the vendor community is urging public agencies to use caution moving forward.

Krebsonsecurity.com, the news and investigations website created by former Washington Post reporter Brian Krebs, reported on Sept. 18 that it had alerted Indiana-based Government Payment Services Inc. to the inadvertent exposure of “at least 14 million customer receipts dating back to 2012.” In his coverage, Krebs characterized the situation as the leaking of “more than 14 million customer records dating back at least six years, including names, addresses, phone numbers and the last four digits of the payer’s credit card.”

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