HR technology data breaches expose employee personal information, Social Security numbers, and payroll data across every client company that uses the affected platform, often multiplying the number of people impacted by a single incident far beyond what a breach at any one employer would cause. Because HR technology and payroll platforms centralize sensitive employee data from hundreds or thousands of client businesses, a breach at one vendor can simultaneously affect employees who have never even heard of the company that was actually breached. These incidents carry real risk of identity theft, tax-related fraud such as fraudulent tax return filings, and unauthorized access to direct deposit and banking information. Affected individuals typically only learn they were impacted when their employer or the platform itself sends a notification, since the breach occurred at a vendor rather than their own workplace. This page tracks confirmed data breaches at HR technology and payroll platform companies, including what data was exposed, which companies notified regulators, and what affected employees can do next.
Cross Resource Group notified current and former employees that an internal email error exposed their names, Social Security numbers, and payroll information to an unauthorized recipient.
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