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Washington State Food Worker Card

Have I Been PwnedConfirmed breachAdded March 31, 2024Occurred November 17, 20221,594,305 accountsfoodworkercard.wa.govAll Washington State Food Worker Card breaches →
What was exposed
Dates of birthDriver's licensesEmail addressesGeographic locationsNames
What to do if you were affected
Details
In June 2023, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced a data breach of their Washington State Food Worker Card online training system . The breach was published to a popular hacking forum the year before and dated back to a 2018 database backup. Included in the data were 1.6M unique email addresses along with names, post codes, dates of birth and approximately 9.5k driver's licence numbers.
Frequently asked questions

What is the Washington State Food Worker Card data breach?

In June 2023, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced a data breach of their Washington State Food Worker Card online training system . The breach was published to a popular hacking forum the year before and dated back to a 2018 database backup....

When did the data breach happen?

This data breach occurred around November 2022.

How many accounts were affected?

Around 1,594,305 accounts were affected.

What information was exposed?

Exposed data included Dates of birth, Driver's licenses, Email addresses, Geographic locations and Names.

What should I do if I was affected?

Place a fraud alert or credit freeze with the major credit bureaus to block new accounts opened in your name. Expect more phishing and spam at this address. Treat messages that reference this company with extra caution. Be wary of targeted scams that use your personal details to sound convincing.

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