Landlord Verification Cyber Security

[Jeremy Lee]

I have another landlord who contacted me to do a landlord reference. They initially sent the reference form to the wrong email and not to me. I eventually got the form but noticed the tenants personal info is on it including social security, drivers license number, birthday, etc. So, it looks like they sent a bunch of personal info to a wrong email. Is there a general rule or issues with this? Seems like a clear cyber security issue. Thoughts? 

[Jeff Willis]

Nothing to do with cybersecurity

This falls under Personal Identifiable Information as defined in 2 CFR § 200.79 - Personally Identifiable Information (PII). Many states have specific laws on the storage, protection, and release of PII information, whether intentional or negligently. If the information is misused, liability can attach

http://www.ncsl.org/research/telecommunications-and-information-technology/data-security-laws.aspx