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BR-2026-003RemediationMedium

Employee Data Misconfiguration

Owner: Amit Verma – IT · Business unit: HR · Detected 28 Dec 1969, 06:00 am

Board Notification SLA
497144h 46m overdue
Detected 28 Dec 1969, 06:00 am · Deadline 31 Dec 1969, 06:00 am
Overdue
Detailed Board update: Completed
100% of the 72-hour window elapsed

Incident Summary

An internal HR reporting folder was shared with a wider internal group than intended, exposing employee identity and contact details.

Breach Details

Occurred
27 Dec 1969, 12:00 am
Detected
28 Dec 1969, 06:00 am
Source
System Misconfiguration
Detection method
Security Monitoring
Location
Bengaluru, India
Business unit
HR
Systems affected
Data Warehouse
Data Processor
No
Records affected
485
Data Principals affected
485
Nature of breach
Unauthorized Access, Confidentiality Breach
Data categories
Name, Government ID, Email, Address

Risk

52 / 100
Medium
LowMediumHighCritical
Data sensitivityHigh
Number affectedLow
External exposureMedium
Financial impactLow
Credential exposureLow

Current Status

Breach lifecycle progress.

  1. Detected
  2. Assessment
  3. Confirmed
  4. Board Notification
  5. DP Notification
  6. 6
    Remediation
    Current stage
  7. 7
    Closed