Small Business Owners Applying for COVID-19 Relief May Have Had PII Exposed, Agency Says

As the Small Business Administration was ramping up its Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, some applicants may have had their personally identifiable information exposed to other applicants. The agency acknowledged the issue when asked why the system had been temporarily unavailable on March 25. The cause and duration of the data exposure was not immediately clear, but SBA says the problem was quickly rectified after it was discovered. The agency has begun notifying those who may have had their PII compromised, offering one year of free credit monitoring.