Boone County Employees Impacted by DCS Data Breach Exposing SSNs The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) is investigating a data breach after inadvertently exposing the personal information of 290 Boone County employees. On July 21, a DCS employee forwarded an email containing a spreadsheet with employees’ names and Social Security numbers to unintended recipients, including four Boone County employees and two external vendors. The breach occurred during an annual audit tied to federal funding, where DCS requested employee data from Boone County’s Auditor’s Office. The document, intended for internal use, included sensitive information that should not have been shared. Boone County IT acted quickly to recall the emails from employees and contacted the vendors to prevent further dissemination. DCS acknowledged the incident, stating it is following state and federal breach notification protocols. Boone County is pushing for identity-theft protection and credit-monitoring services for affected employees. The agency has not disclosed the cause of the unauthorized forwarding but confirmed an investigation is underway. Employees were advised to monitor their credit reports and financial accounts for suspicious activity.