CHICAGO (AP) – State officials are blaming a “glitch” in Illinois’ new system for processing unemployment benefits for making private information public.
An Illinois Department of Employment Security website showed Social Security numbers and other details.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh says the situation was “immediately” fixed and officials launched an investigation. The state agency said later Sunday that one claimant was able to access information for a “limited number” of people.
Illinois’ new portal for processing claims for federally-funded benefits to independent contractors who’ve lost jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic launched last Monday.
