Security News > 2021 > February > Over 1 Million Impacted by Data Breach at Washington State Auditor
The Office of the Washington State Auditor has disclosed a cybersecurity incident in which the personal information of more than 1 million individuals might have been stolen.
In its breach notification this week, SAO revealed that some of the files that were compromised in the incident contained "Personal information of Washington state residents who filed unemployment insurance claims in 2020.".
Other Washington residents might have been affected as well, as their information was in state agency or local government files that SAO was reviewing.
While SAO did not provide details on the number of impacted users, the Employment Security Department issued an alert on the incident, revealing that more than one million individuals might have been affected.
The affected data can include names, bank account numbers, bank routing numbers, social security numbers, driver's license/state identification numbers, and places of employment.
As part of the investigation launched into the matter, SAO attempted to identify which files from state agencies and local governments were affected, as well as the individuals who might have had their personal information stolen.
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