Bungling council prompts card fraud scare
The security of Lambeth Council's online council
tax payment system was compromised last week, after a routine software
upgrade. Personal details of local residents, including credit card numbers,
card expiration dates and council tax numbers, were emailed across the
Internet.
As reported by ZDNet UK, one resident emailed the council pointing out
that his details had "been exposed, against all good security practice".
He did not receive an apology from the contract manager at Lambeth Council,
who explained the "problem existed for a short time only after an
upgrade to the software".
Cllr Dan Sabbagh, teve Reed, Labour Group Finance Lead was dismayed:
"If the reports are accurate, this is quite clearly unacceptable.
The Labour Group in Lambeth will be asking for further information, and
demanding a full enquiry to ensure that no resident has lost out as a
result of this security breach."
"Once again, Lambeth is showing that despite
nearly four years of Liberal-Tory rule, it cannot get the basics right."
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