Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure
Disclosed Oct 4, 200718 years ago450,000 affectedUnverified
Disks sent in public records request held SSNs of 450,000 professionals
The division inadvertently released Social Security numbers of about 450,000 licensed professionals on 28 disks mailed to 23 agencies that had requested names and addresses.
What is known
| People affected | 450,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Names, Addresses, Social Security numbers |
| 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 | Oct 4, 2007 | 450,000 |
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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