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A prominent anti-fraud organization has inadvertently exposed the email addresses of dozens of professionals in a calendar invitation error. The incident involved individuals from security vendors, consultancies, and government sectors. Data protection authorities emphasize the ongoing risks of improper email practices.

Email Mishap Exposes Professional Contacts

Anti-fraud nonprofit organization Cifas has experienced an embarrassing data exposure incident after sending a calendar invitation that revealed the email addresses of dozens of individuals working across the fraud prevention sector, according to reports seen by The Register. The invitation, sent in August for an October session about the organization’s JustMe app, exposed over a dozen addresses in the To field and approximately 45 additional addresses in the CC field.