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State of Ohio

Disclosed Jun 15, 2007500,000 affectedUnverified

Backup device with SSNs of every Ohio state worker stolen from intern's car

A backup storage device with names and Social Security numbers of every Ohio state worker and tens of thousands of taxpayers was stolen from a state intern's car in June 2007. Estimates later rose to about 500,000 people.

What is known

People affected500,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedJun 15, 2007
AttackLost or stolen device
Data exposedNamesSocial Security numbers
SectorGovernment · US
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

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Added2026-09-25
First recordedby seedSource

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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