BOURNE — Sheriff Donna D. Buckley was advised of a data breach at the Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office on April 22.
The breach appears to be an intentional act by a sheriff’s office employee and not the result of a failure of digital or cybersecurity safeguards, according to officials.
Based on information to date, the employee sent an email to their personal, non-BCSO email account containing sensitive data.
The email included a spreadsheet with names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and social security numbers of one current and over 100 former Barnstable County Sheriff’s Office employees.
The employee has been placed on administrative leave while the matter is being investigated.
Pursuant to Massachusetts General Law Chapter 93H, the sheriff’s office is in the process of notifying the affected employees as well as the state Attorney General’s Office.
