New York Office of Payroll Administration Data Breach

Almost 4,000 city employees are frantically responding to a letter from the New York Office of Payroll Administration stating that their data may be at risk.

A document was sent through certified mail, return receipt requested, and then the office was notified that the document was not received. The receipt showed that someone signed for it, but the name is not linked to the office the package was supposed to be delivered to.

This document contained the names and Social Security numbers of city union members, and there has been no signs that the data has been used inappropriately.

This is the second major data breach in New York within weeks, another incident involving the New York Police Department.

As it is unclear whose hands the documents are in union members should consider credit protection to protect themselves from identity theft.