Illinois Department of Employment Security

A glitch in a newly launched state system Illinois Department of Employment Security for processing unemployment claims for gig workers publicly exposed personal information for a short time.

For months, people have reported issues accessing the online filing system and getting through by phone because of inadequate technology and agency understaffing.

Personal information for thousands of unemployment applicants on the IDES website, including name, address, Social Security number and unemployment claimant identification information, were compromised.

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-pritzker-illinois-unemployment-data-breach-20200517-njjwtky6uvaetj2rln5lhdjy4u-story.html

"id": "ILL043301222",
"linkid": "illinoisdepartmentofemploymentsecurity",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "05/2020",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"