Personal Information from Washington Licensing Database May Be on Dark Web

Snow falls at the Washington Capitol in Olympia, Wash., on Feb. 8, 2019. Photo/Rachel La Corte/AP

A data breach of the software company Salesforce has compromised the data of hundreds of thousands of licensed professionals in the state of Washington, some of which may already be circulating on the dark web.

The department of licensing became aware of the breach on Jan. 24, after detecting “chatter” about a state Licensing Department breach on the dark web.