Analysis: Washington state’s response to data breach affecting 1.4M people is stunningly callous
February 9, 2021 at 8:40 pm
Not our fault. And good luck, you’re on your own.
These are essentially two main messages from Washington state government to its citizens and those affected by the recent Washington State Auditor data breach.
As someone who has managed data breaches and security response situations for years, I’m genuinely floored by the tone and (lack of) actions in the state’s response so far.
Compared to other major data breaches, the state is staking out one of the strongest disavowal of responsibility we’ve seen. And its response to the citizens whose data it was entrusted to protect is stunningly callous in its inadequacy.