Washington State Food Worker Card
MEDIUM RISKData breach — November 2022
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.
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What happened in 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. 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.
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Quick answer — was Washington State Food Worker Card hacked?
Yes. Washington State Food Worker Card was breached in November 2022. The breach exposed 1,594,305 records including dates of birth, driver's licenses, email addresses. This breach has been independently verified. If your email was involved, your data may still be at risk today. Check if you were affected.
Why was the Washington State Food Worker Card breach so dangerous?
The Washington State Food Worker Card breach exposed 1,594,305 records — that is 1.6M people whose personal data is now circulating on the dark web. The combination of dates of birth, driver's licenses, email addresses makes this a medium-risk breach that should be addressed promptly.
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What data was stolen in the Washington State Food Worker Card breach?
Dates of birth — used to verify identity for account takeover and fraud
Driver's licenses — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Email addresses — used for phishing attacks and credential stuffing against your other accounts
Geographic locations — may be combined with other breach data to build a profile for targeted attacks
Names — used to build profiles and target you with personalised scams
Is the Washington State Food Worker Card breach still dangerous in 2026?
Yes. Stolen data from the Washington State Food Worker Card breach remains dangerous years after the incident. Research shows that over 65% of stolen credentials from older breaches have never been changed by the account holders. Attackers routinely compile data from multiple breaches to build complete profiles, and credentials from 2022 are still actively used in credential stuffing attacks today.
Personal information like email addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth never expire. Even if you changed your Washington State Food Worker Card password, the other exposed data can be combined with information from other breaches to target you. Learn more about how long stolen data stays dangerous.
Frequently asked about the Washington State Food Worker Card breach
Approximately 1,594,305 user records were exposed in the Washington State Food Worker Card breach in November 2022.
Yes. Leaked credentials are actively used in credential stuffing attacks years after a breach. If you reused your Washington State Food Worker Card password elsewhere and haven't changed it, those accounts remain at risk today.
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Who was affected by the Washington State Food Worker Card breach?
The Washington State Food Worker Card data breach affected approximately 1,594,305 users who had accounts with the service. While not the largest breach on record, it still represents a significant number of compromised accounts in our database of 970+ known breaches.
If you ever created an account with Washington State Food Worker Card or used their services, your data may have been included in this breach. Check your email now to find out. You can also read our guide on what to do immediately after a data breach.
If your email was in the Washington State Food Worker Card breach
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