The Massachusetts secretary of state’s office, released 139,000 resident's SSN numbers and more to a private company.

The Massachusetts secretary of state’s office, which is charged with enforcing financial rules for investment companies, accidentally released confidential personal information earlier this year on 139,000 investment advisers registered with the state.

In addition to their names and Social Security numbers, this list included their dates and locations of birth, height, weight, hair color, and eye color.

“It’s a pretty big mistake,’’ said Carl Ayers, IA Week’s publisher. “It’s pretty shocking, because it’s such a large number of people.’’

Link:
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/07/06/states_error_unveiled_social_security_numbers/