A small business, or independent consultant, can cause you big trouble. They are more likely to share computers with unauthorized parties and more likely telecommute. There is little or no oversight and quality control, and IT policies are usually non-existent.

This leads to third parties downloading P2P applications to download music, while accidentally publishing the security designs for a nuclear facility. 

Sexual Harassment Consultant

An Australian sexual harassment consultant leaked out data over the P2P networks containing confidential incident reports dealing with sexual harassment  complaints against senior executives of a fortune corporation. Redteam located the source of the breach, and advised the responsible party to remove the p2p application.

Celebrity Social Security Number Breach

An employee working for a production company leaked out over 1,000 files, many of which were call sheets for celebrity actors. The call sheets included cell phone numbers, social security numbers, and signatures of well known performers. Cell numbers and social security numbers of underage performers were also listed on the call sheets. RedTeam made contact with the production company, and provided their investigators with the source of the breach. The P2P application was removed shortly thereafter. 

Washington Based Background Screening Corporation

Over 1,000 documents were leaked from a screening and verification company. The data included dates of birth, social security numbers, and educational history verifications.

California Based Tax Service

A California based tax service owner leaked out 1,194 files onto the p2p networks. This information included income data, social security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth. 
RedTeam called the owned and had the p2p application removed.

Production Manager Breach

The location manager for a major film production corporation published onto the Gnutella network the personal call sheets listing the direct cell numbers of well known celebrities. RedTeam contacted the employee and notified him of the breach.

Celebrity Agent Breach

An agent to well known rap artists published the personal contact information and flight/hotel itinerary data onto the P2P networks. The agent was notified and advised to 
remove the Limewire program.

California Music Studio Breach

The owner of a California based music studio, published 2,436 business related files onto the gnutella file sharing network. The files included personal contact information and signatures of well known musicians. RedTeam contacted the studio owner and advised removal of the P2P application. 

Overseas Casting Consultant Breach

An international production and casting consultancy published 6,278 confidential files onto the Gnutella file sharing network. This included the scripts to future advertisements, 
as well as confidential call sheets. The production and casting company was contacted and advised to remove the P2P program.

Louisiana Based Chemical Plant Breach

A security manager at a Louisiana based chemical plant leaked 107 confidential files onto the gnutella P2P network. These files included bomb threat procedures, internal contact numbers, login names and passwords for the plant security system, contingency management documents and radio frequency assignments. RedTeam contacted an IT professional at the plant and advised removal of the P2P application. 

National Engineering Consultancy

A facilities manager at a national engineering consultancy published 13,038 files onto the gnutella file sharing network. These files contained confidential security and safety 
information for a manufacturing plant, numerous vendor non disclosure agreements and internal correspondence. 

IT Consultant Breach

An IT consultant to a well known chemical manufacturer leaked an undetermined amount of proprietary code and SAP development data. RedTeam reached out to the CSO 
and provided the data needed to close the exposure.

Recruiter Breach

A high level recruiter for a large scale software company published 5,446 sensitive candidate files onto the P2P networks. RedTeam contacted the responsible party, and 
advised removal of the BearShare application.