Gina has stated many times that no personal information is retained once verification is complete. There has never been any reason to not believe her.
A site gets hacked because there is something worth going after or perhaps to cause trouble. Since there is nothing of value to steal from the site only mischief is left.
How exactly did the op obtain this information? Sounds like reckless, unfounded rumor mongering to me.
Originally Posted by OldButStillGoing
I tend to agree, but I would still be concerned if I was the young lady sending in that information.
Same reason guys wouldn't want to show their ID at a Studio that requests it. That's where I was coming from.