The actual filing (which is linked from the article) is more specific in its claims: >The forensic analysis also revealed that Elez sent an email with a spread

The actual filing (which is linked from the article) is more specific in its claims: >The forensic analysis also revealed that Elez sent an email with a spreadsheet containing PII >to two United States General Services Administration officials. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.636609/gov.uscourts.nysd.636609.116.1.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.63... The word "database" never appears in the filing, that's The Register's word choice.