A data breach at the U.S. Department of Commerce occurred on December 4, exposing the personally identifiable information of agency employees. A notice letter was drafted December 31, but an administrative backlog held up mailing and delivery of the letter until this week, the Washington Post reports. The delay was due, among other reasons, to preparations for mailing employees' W-2 tax forms, but some employees were not pleased to learn of the event, or the delay. One, speaking anonymously, told the Post, "When I contacted the three credit-reporting services this morning I felt like it was too little and too late." (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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