Data breach at Seattle Archdiocese affects 90k employees and volunteers

Hackers breached the database of Seattle Archdiocese and compromised the data belong to thousands of employees and volunteers.

Church conducts a background check for employees and volunteers where they are asked to give their Social Security numbers, which will be stored in a database.

According to reports, this database has been compromised by attackers which reportedly affects more than 90,000 employees and volunteers.

The Archdiocese has reported the data breach to the FBI and IRS.  A cyber forensic team is trying to determine the source of the breach.

Those who think they might have been affected are advised to contact the IRS identity protection specialized unit.