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Understanding your Department of Child Services Child Welfare data breach notification letter

If a Department of Child Services Child Welfare letter arrived in your mailbox, here is what it means, why you received it, and the free steps you can take right now.

Why you received this letter

The Indiana Department of Child Services Child Welfare has filed a data breach notification, publicly reported on September 11, 2025. Details regarding the specific nature of the incident and the types of personal information involved remain under investigation and were not specified in the public record. Individuals who have interacted with the department should be aware of this filing.

What to do after the letter

  1. Confirm the notice is genuine

    A legitimate Department of Child Services Child Welfare notice references the specific incident reported to the IN Attorney General and describes which categories of your information were involved. Compare the letter against the public filing before acting on any links or phone numbers it contains.

  2. Keep the letter — it is your proof of connection

    The notification letter is the document that ties your personal information to this incident. Keep the original and photograph it. If you later request a case review, this letter is the strongest evidence that you were among the affected individuals.

  3. Protect your accounts and credit

    Depending on what was exposed, consider a free credit freeze with all three bureaus, new passwords for reused credentials, and monitoring of financial statements. These steps are free and do not require you to wait for anyone's permission.

  4. Check the record against the public filing

    You can verify the Department of Child Services Child Welfare incident against the filing reported to the IN Attorney General. This registry summarizes what was filed; it does not provide legal advice.

This page summarizes a data breach reported to the IN Attorney General for informational purposes. DataBreachInformation.com is a neutral reference registry and does not provide legal advice.

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