On November 10, 2014 USPS said workers compensation records of postal employees may have been compromised. On November 20, 2014 APWU said ” Apparently, information regarding OWCP records that were shared with the Department of Labor exposed medical records, bank account and routing information for tens of thousands of employees and retirees. The Postal Service […]
The U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General’s Information Technology Security Risk Model identified the Capital District as being among the five most at-risk districts for multiple quarters during fiscal years (FY) 2013 and 2014. Security events during those periods included instances of malicious software which can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of sensitive […]
The USPS Office Of Inspector General audit report: “Parcel Readiness– Product Tracking and Reporting System Controls” 12.16.14 PTR (formally known as Product Tracking System-II) went into production in April 2013, and provides tracking and performance data for all domestic and international package and extra services products. It is the system of record for all delivery […]
McGann Hire to Strengthen CyberSecurity Expertise McGann retired from USPS just eight days after it was announced a major cyber intrusion that potentially compromised the data of approximately 800,000 current and former employees. McGann’s departure, however, was not related to the breach and had been planned, according to a senior USPS official. In August a […]
Several days ago USPS posted a reminder that a personalized letter from the PMG was recently sent to postal employees’ home address following the cyber intrusion into some USPS information systems. The letter was also sent to postal employees who left USPS after May 2012. According to USPS the letter, which was sent via First-Class […]
Postal Service takes restrained, methodical approach to cyberattack. Was this the right strategy When US Postal Service (USPS) officials received word about a major network intrusion earlier this year, one of its first instructions was to take no immediate action. In an effort to prevent the intruders from knowing they had been discovered, the postal […]
The top Democrat on a House panel this week criticized the U.S. Postal Service for waiting to notify employees that a recent breach of the organization’s computer network had compromised their personal information, saying the agency’s justification for the delay “doesn’t fly.” Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), the top Democrat on the House postal subcommittee, said […]
As PostalReporter reported yesterday, Randy Miskanic, Vice President of Secure Digital Solutions,United States Postal Service, provided a detailed timeline of the USPS Data Breach in his written testimony to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Also, PostalReporter provided a link to an earlier report […]
11/20/2014 – New revelations about the security breach in the Postal Service’s data systems are raising additional concerns about this very troubling incident. The APWU remains fully committed to protecting the rights of our members and demanding information from the USPS about what management knew and when they knew it. Unfortunately, it appears the breach […]
An article for PostalReporter (PostalReporter.com contributed to this article) On November 10, 2014, postal employees were notified of the USPS Data Breach. Now ten (10) days later postal employees are no closer to finding out what happened, why it happened and why the two month delay in making Postal Employees aware of the data breach. […]