WP: In the USA, thousands of officials mistakenly gained access to secret documents

Employees of the US General Services Administration (GSA) inadvertently provided access to the Google Drive folder containing potentially confidential documents, including floor plans of the White House, to all department personnel, the Washington Post newspaper writes.

"Employees inadvertently shared a Google Drive folder containing confidential documents with all GSA personnel, which numbers more than 11.2 thousand people," the publication says.

According to the newspaper, IT specialists identified the owners of the files last week, and access to the documents was restricted.

The Washington Post notes that the first case of granting access to documents occurred in 2021, when a management employee intentionally changed the settings for sharing a file with the layout of the east wing of the White House. In addition to the floor plans, other documents contained information about the planned explosion-proof door for the White House visitor center, as well as data on the bank account of the supplier who helped hold the press conference of US President Donald Trump. According to the publication, employees could not only view, but also edit the contents of at least 10 of the 15 files.