US DoT Suspends Commuting Cost Benefits Following Data Breach
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The US Transportation Department (USDOT) notified Congress that the personal information of 237,000 current and former federal government employees had been exposed in a data breach.
The breach hit systems for processing TRANServe transit benefits that reimburse government employees for some commuting costs. It was unclear if any personal information had been used for criminal purposes.
The maximum benefit allowance is $280 monthly for federal employee mass transit commuting costs. The breach impacted 114,000 current employees and 123,000 former employees.
The department is investigating the breach and has frozen access to the transit benefit system until it has been secured and restored. (David Shephardson / Reuters)
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