Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Disclosed May 19, 200719 years ago300,000 affectedUnverified
Hacked server exposed SSNs of 300,000 Illinois licensees
A server at the Illinois regulator was breached in early 2007, exposing Social Security numbers, tax numbers and addresses of banking and real estate professionals. The intrusion was discovered May 3.
What is known
| People affected | 300,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 19, 2007 |
| Discovered | May 3, 2007 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Social Security numbers, Addresses, Financial |
| Sector | Government · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 19, 2007 | 300,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.
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