At least 200 unemployed New Yorkers had their personal information leaked by the Department of Labor as a result of an ‘unacceptable’ printing error

After waiting a month to hear about the status of his unemployment application, Corey Post was relieved when he finally found a letter in his mailbox from the New York Department of Labor this week.

That was, until he opened the letter and saw it contained someone else’s personal information. 

Post, a resident of Buffalo, New York, is one of at least 200 New Yorkers who accidentally received incorrect forms from the organization this week, according to a source close to the matter and confirmed by New York State Department of Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon in a press conference on Friday. 

The glitch — which the source said was caused by a faulty printer that caused papers to stick together in a batch of mailers — has led to statewide leaks of personal social security numbers, addresses, and other identifiable information.