14 DAY TRIAL // The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) announced that an unauthorized intrusion on its email system led to exposing personally identifiable information and financial details of some of its employees.
NDWA is an organization that promotes state and national laws seeking standardization of domestic worker legislation in the US.
On Thursday, the group started to inform affected individuals about the incident, providing instructions on how they can protect against identity theft or fraud on their banking accounts.
“The types of personal information that may be contained in the email accounts include social security numbers, deposit account numbers and insurance enrollment information,” reads the letter to the people impacted by the intrusion, signed by Tara Ellison, finance and operations director.
As soon as they learned about the unauthorized activity, NDWA initiated a forensics investigation to determine whether personal details have been accessed, but the investigators were unsuccessful in the task.
However, since the risk of exposure exists, individuals are advised to notify the bank holding the account about the incident and to place a “fraud alert.” As a result of this, getting credit in the name of the victim would be more difficult because minute verification of the request is carried out.
Ellison also informs in the letter that a one-year complimentary membership for identity protection services is offered to the employee.