{"id":424485,"date":"2022-03-31T19:38:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mta-covid-test-results-employee-info-accidentally-posted-online\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T19:38:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:38:08","slug":"mta-covid-test-results-employee-info-accidentally-posted-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-covid-test-results-employee-info-accidentally-posted-online\/","title":{"rendered":"#MTA COVID test results, employee info accidentally posted online"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8174d0be3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d8174d0be3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mta-covid-test-results-employee-info-accidentally-posted-online\/#%E2%80%9CMTA_COVID_test_results_employee_info_accidentally_posted_online%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;MTA COVID test results, employee info accidentally posted online&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMTA_COVID_test_results_employee_info_accidentally_posted_online%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;MTA COVID test results, employee info accidentally posted online&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>COVID test results and personal information of more than two dozen MTA employees was accidentally posted online in February by a third-party vendor, The Post has learned. <\/p>\n<p>Letters were sent Wednesday to 31 transit workers whose names, genders, birthdays, phone numbers and COVID test results were publicly accessible for several days through the Bing search engine, sources said. <\/p>\n<p>The tests were among 235,000 saliva tests conducted by Mount Sinai Hospital and its contractor Verbosity, which accepted responsibility for the accidental leak.<\/p>\n<p>A forensic evaluation by Verbosity concluded that the information had been accessed just once \u2014 by a state Department of Health employee during a \u201croutine\u201d check on New York\u2019s testing providers, according to an MTA official. Another 20 individuals unaffiliated with the MTA also had their test results publicly posted, the official said.<\/p>\n<p>No <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a> Security information was published, and the information was only accessible through Bing, the MTA said. The workers impacted were mostly members of the Transport Workers Union Local 100, which reps city transit workers, according to transit officials. <\/p>\n<p>The MTA has conducted COVID tests targeted at its unvaccinated employees since the fall to track the spread of the virus among its workforce.<\/p>\n<p>Officials said the workers whose results were accidentally published include 24 employees of New York City Transit along with three from Long Island Rail Road, three from Bridges and Tunnels, two from MTA Bus Company and one MTA cop, officials said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MTA subway conductor\" class=\"wp-image-21730853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The data ended up on the search engine Bing after Mount Sinai Hospital and its contractor Verbosity accidentally published the information. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Andrew Kelly<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The document dump is the second data spill suffered by the MTA in recent months, after hackers who\u00a0breached the network\u00a0of MTA timeclock provider Kronos in December made off with the personal information of several current and former Metro-North employees.<\/p>\n<p>Transit Authority servers were also breached by hackers with \u201csuspected\u201d ties to China last summer. <\/p>\n<p>MTA communications director\u00a0Tim Minton called the latest data snafu \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"MTA subway conductor\" class=\"wp-image-21730885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/MTA-subway-employee.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>This is the second time that MTA personnel information has been published.  <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AP Photo\/John Minchillo<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhile it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears no employees\u2019 personal information was actually accessed, some personal details relating to 31 MTA employees were potentially available for a short time on the internet and\u00a0could have been publicly discovered,\u201d Minton said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to protecting the privacy of MTA employees and are assured by Mount Sinai that it has taken necessary and effective remedial steps following discovery of the unintentional exposure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from Mount Sinai Hospital and Verbosity did not return requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>TWU Local 100 president Tony Utano said transit leaders need to take proactive steps to ensure workers\u2019 data is not further compromised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe call on the MTA to redouble its efforts to ensure that information regarding transit workers is secure and not potentially accessible to identity thieves and other scammers,\u201d Utano said. \u201cThis has to be a top priority.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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