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Government breaches

659 breaches, most recently disclosed first. The list grows as new ones are disclosed.

OrganizationAffected
Wisconsin Department of RevenueSSNs printed on tax booklets mailed to 171,000 Wisconsin taxpayersJan 1, 200719 years agoVendor breachUnverified171K
US Department of TransportationLaptop stolen from OIG agent's car held data of 132,470 peopleAug 9, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified132K
Nebraska State Treasurer's OfficeHacker breaks into child support system holding data of 309,000Jun 29, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified309K
US Department of Veterans AffairsStolen VA laptop holds data on 26.5 million veteransMay 22, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified27M
US Marine CorpsLost portable drive held data of 207,750 MarinesMar 30, 200620 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified208K
Georgia Technology AuthorityHacker exploits flaw to access SSNs and bank data of 573,000 pensionersMar 30, 200620 years agoHackingUnverified573K
US Department of AgricultureFOIA release exposed Social Security and tax ID numbers of 350,000Feb 15, 200620 years agoExposed dataUnverified350K
US Air ForceHacking incident exposes records of 33,300 Air Force personnelAug 22, 200521 years agoHackingUnverified33K
US Department of JusticeStolen Justice Department laptop held data of 80,000 peopleMay 7, 200521 years agoLost or stolen deviceUnverified80K

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