District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Data Breach
ddot.dc.gov311,893
Records Exposed
Nov 2024
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Jan 2025
Added to Database
About This Breach
In November 2024, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) experienced a major data breach caused by an open directory on one of its servers. This misconfiguration exposed sensitive records of over 666,435 individuals. The leaked data, totaling 309MB in a CSV file, included Person IDs, Crime IDs, first and last names, dates of birth, addresses, cities, states, ZIP codes, sex, race, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and states, occupations, employer names, mobile numbers, and geographic coordinates. This breach highlights the critical need for stringent cybersecurity measures and proper server configurations to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data and protect public trust.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
No Passwords
Category
Community
Indexed On
Jan 22, 2025
Breach Type
Database
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