IN: State sends thousands of Social Security numbers to wrong former employer

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

(didn't New Jersey have a similar issue just this month?  oh.. yes they 
did...:

http://datalossdb.org/incidents/1981-social-security-numbers-of-28-000-erroneously-mailed-to-employers-whom-they-did-not-work-for)

http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/2009/05/23/business/business/doc7bd7e7f0a59dd2a7862575be0060e51a.txt

The Department of Workforce Development is notifying approximately 4,500 
unemployment recipients concerning the accidental disclosure of their 
Social Security number to the incorrect employer.

The release occurred during the printing of DWD's "Statement of Benefit 
Charges" by print vendor, Pitney Bowes Management Services Inc. This form 
is sent to companies listing those who are collecting unemployment 
benefits against that employer's account. The misprinted statements 
contained information from individuals who did not work for that company. 
Approximately 1,200 companies received incorrect statements.

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