State of Ohio
Disclosed Jun 15, 200719 years ago500,000 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 affected | 500,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 15, 2007 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, 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 | Jun 15, 2007 | 500,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.