2010 — Equifax: An unknown number of current and former employees…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
An unknown number of current and former employees of credit reporting firm
Equifax received W-2 forms in the mail with their Social Security numbers
visible through a window on the envelope. Some of the tax forms mailed by
Equifax's payroll vendor through the U.S. Postal Service had the Social Security
number in a Control Number field, which was partially or fully viewable through
the return address window.
Root cause
Unintended disclosure