New York City Affordable Housing Lottery Data Breach

A data breach in New York City's affordable housing lottery program has exposed hundreds of thousands of applicants' personal information, including salaries, home addresses, phone numbers, and Social Security numbers. The information was publicly viewable online due to a misconfigured portal managed by Reside New York, a company approved by the city to review tenant applications. The city's Housing Preservation and Development Department has stated that this incident is an unacceptable violation of data privacy standards and will be taking corrective action. Applicants have expressed frustration and concern over the breach, and some have reported receiving scam calls. The city and Reside New York have taken steps to remove the information from public view, but experts warn that the information may still be accessible to malicious parties.

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-housing-lottery-applicants-data-breach/