INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s unemployment agency accidentally sent the social security numbers of 4,500 out-of-work Hoosiers to the wrong companies.
The Department of Workforce Development sends about 100,000 companies lists of people who are drawing jobless benefits against their accounts once a month. The agency says due to a printing error, 1,200 companies received the wrong social security numbers.
The agencyРІР‚в„ўs commissioner, Teresa Voors, said the forms were sent to human resources professionals who routinely handle sensitive personal information. Therefore, she said, “the potential for identity theft from this release is minimal.”
However, the agency will notify those whose information was incorrectly released by mail next week. Those people will be entitled to a free credit report.
Pitney Bowes Management Services, the print shop responsible for the error, will pay for the credit reports. Pitney Bowes will also pay for the printing and postage of letters to businesses notifying them of the error and individuals whose information was released.
