The Social Security numbers and home addresses of thousands of unemployment applicants inadvertently were exposed this week in three states that had contracted with Deloitte to build unemployment portals.
ABC News looks at how America reacted to the rising coronavirus death toll and unprecedented unemployment numbers in April.The social security numbers and home addresses of thousands of unemployment applicants inadvertently were exposed this week in three states that had contracted with Deloitte to build unemployment portals.
People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease , at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 6, 2020. "Deloitte discovered on May 15, 2020 that your name, Social Security number, and street address pertaining to your application for and receipt of unemployment compensation benefits inadvertently had the capability to be viewed by other unemployment claimants," the email read.According to the letter, there is"no evidence or indication" that West's personal information was"improperly used" and the alert from the state was"preventative.
"Once the unauthorized access was identified, Deloitte fixed the issue within one hour. ODJFS contacted the individuals who had accidental access to the system data," the department said in a statement.In Illinois, a constituent flagged her local representative about the problem.
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