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Jul 9, 2026

Puerto Rico Government Agency Exposed 1 Million Social Security Numbers

The government agency that collects property taxes in Puerto Rico inadvertently exposed the Social Security numbers of approximately 1 million people in a major data breach, according to an investigation by Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica.

Jul 9, 2026·2 sources
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  • ▪Centro de Periodismo Investigativo and ProPublica notified CRIM of the vulnerability in mid-June 2026 with a detailed description including the specific server and folders containing compromised data.
  • ▪Carlos Pérez, director of security intelligence at TrustedSec, said the Puerto Rico government would be in much better shape if it focused on employee training and implemented multifactor authentication.
  • ▪A Puerto Rico Inspector General Office report released in late 2025 found deficiencies across 90 local government agencies, with 60% failing to conduct vulnerability assessments of their IT systems.

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