In a troubling development‚ sensitive legal documents containing witness testimonies against former congressman Matt Gaetz got exposed through unauthorized access (which lawyers found out about just recently)
The compromised files - shared between legal teams working on a civil lawsuit brought by Gaetzs associate included un-edited depositions from two individuals: one person claimed inappropriate relations while being under-age; another stated they witnessed the incident
Attorney Joel Leppard informed that the security breach affected a file-sharing system used by lawyers involved in the case. The exposed materials contained detailed statements from witnesses whose identities shouldʼve remained protected: however due to the breach their unredacted testimonies became accessible to an unknown third-party
This incident raises questions about data-security in high-profile legal cases where sensitive information needs extra protection - especially when it involves witness statements and un-published testimonies