Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. Data Breach Notice (Washington Attorney General)

The February 17, 2026 breach at Plaza Home Mortgage Inc. has left 9,598 Washington residents with their most sensitive personal identifiers permanently exposed. A filing with the Washington Attorney General, submitted on June 05, 2026 — 108 days after the incident — confirms that name, Social Security number, driver's license or Washington ID card number, full date of birth, and username with password or security question answers were involved.

Your Social Security Number and Date of Birth Are Now Permanent Liabilities

If you were among the 9,598 people notified, the combination of your Social Security number and full date of birth is the single most valuable pair for identity thieves. Lenders and credit issuers routinely use exactly this combination to open new accounts. Once that data is out, it cannot be changed like a credit card or password. The exposure creates a risk that can last for years.

The driver's license or Washington ID card number adds another durable identifier that fraudsters use to impersonate you when applying for government benefits, opening utility accounts, or filing fraudulent tax returns. These pieces do not expire in value the way a stolen password often does.

What the Password Exposure Actually Means

The filing lists username and password or security question answers as exposed categories. The record does not disclose whether those passwords were stored in hashed, encrypted, or plaintext form. Because the storage method remains unknown, treat every password you used at Plaza Home Mortgage as potentially compromised.