1,595,181
Records Exposed
Nov 2022
Date of Breach
Database
Breach Type
Aug 2024
Added to Database
About This Breach
In June 2023, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced a data breach involving their Washington State Food Worker Card online training system. The breach, which was published on a popular hacking forum the previous year, dated back to a 2018 database backup. The compromised data included 1.6 million unique email addresses, names, postcodes, dates of birth, and approximately 9,500 driver's license numbers. This incident highlights the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive information and prevent such breaches.
Compromised Data Types
Country
United States
Language
English
Password Storage
Other
Category
Health, Online Training
Indexed On
Aug 27, 2024
Breach Type
Database
What Should You Do?
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Sign Up for Pro- Change your password immediately on Washington State Food Worker Card and any other site where you used the same password. Use a unique, strong password for each account.
- Watch for phishing emails targeting your inbox. Attackers may use your exposed email address to send convincing scam messages.
- Be alert to smishing attacks (SMS phishing). Scammers may text you pretending to be banks or service providers.
- Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all important accounts to add an extra layer of security.
- Use a password manager to generate and store unique, strong passwords for every account.
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