Letters sent by RecordTV to former employees officially confirmed what was already known: during the hacker attack on October 8, who “hijacked” data from the station, Employees’ personal information has been disclosed🇧🇷 This includes identification data, fees and dependent information.
In which correspondence tech blog The publisher in São Paulo, which has access, reports that “impact on an old foundation in Human Resources has been identified.” Read: hackers gained access to an old database, thereby gaining access to the information of people who no longer work for the company.
The log even details the types of sensitive data exposed:
- registration data for communication and proof of identity;
- health data;
- employment relationship data, including information on dependents;
- data on union membership;
- financial Data🇧🇷
Avoiding future legal action
Columnist Gabriel Vaquer from the portal Notícias da TV got himself one of the letters about the data leak. WowHe states that he served Record in 2015, believing that this is the purpose of the station. “it was to prevent any future charges or even a lawsuit”.
This is one of the first times Edir Macedo’s company has publicly acknowledged data theft.🇧🇷 Alongside a dedicated external advisory, the company states that “The National Data Protection Authority has also been notified of the incident.” ANPD is a body directly subordinate to the Presidency regarding the protection of personal data and privacy.
Despite the phrase “it watches the deep web”, The record states that “if data is leaked, it can be sued or sued by someone who feels aggrieved.It will be a violation of Law No. 13,709/2018. [Lei da LGPD]”What’s known as the General Law on Personal Data Protection,” says Fernando Silva, lawyer Vaquer interviewed.
Source: Tec Mundo
