Kyler Kent CISSP 
U.S. DOT logo (image source: US DOT, n.d.)
Pending update by the Department of Transportation
One-sentence summary:
DOT’s transit benefits system breach potentially affects 237,000 current and former employees.
Who was involved?
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 237,000 current and former employees, and, potentially, a threat actor.
What was the timeline?
May 12: DOT notifies Congress of the breach via email and has undergone an incident response
What occurred?
DOT’s TRANServe transit benefits system for employees was breached in May 2023, potentially affecting over 114,000 present employees and 123,000 previous employees (Shepardson, 2023). Presently, only news agencies have reported the breach in its initial phases and no mention of the breach is present on the DOT’s website.
Estimated costs:
Incident response costs
Involved laws:
TBA or N/A (see disclaimer)
Root cause:
TBA or N/A (see disclaimer)
Lessons learned:
TBA or N/A (see disclaimer)
Sources:
Shepardson, D. (2023, May 13). Data of 237,000 US government employees breached. Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/data-237000-us-government-employees-breached-2023-05-12/
US DOT. (n.d.). seal_dot.png. transportation.gov. https://www.transportation.gov/themes/custom/dot_cms/images/seal_dot.png
