full screen The Tax Agency in Malmö accidentally emailed out personal data. Archive image. Photo: Christine Ohlsson/TT
Thousands of personal data have gone astray. An officer at the Tax Agency in Malmö accidentally emailed an attachment with over 7,700 social security numbers – to the wrong person. Now the consequence risks being potential identity theft and fraud according to the report, reports P4 Malmöhus.
The miss occurred in mid-August and has now been reported to the privacy protection authority, IMY.