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Massachusetts Division of Professional Licensure

Disclosed Oct 4, 2007450,000 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 affected450,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedOct 4, 2007
AttackExposed data
Data exposedNamesAddressesSocial Security numbers
SectorGovernment · US
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

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History of this record
Added2026-09-25
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First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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