Two New York companies agreed to pay $95,000 in penalties after the Social Security numbers of 518 job applicants were visible online and searchable by Google, the New York Attorney General’s Office announced last Thursday.

Employment applications at Doritex, a uniform supplier based in Erie County, could be viewed over the Internet through a Google search. Information online included name, address and Social Security numbers. The data could be viewed by the public. The Attorney General’s Office also reported Doritex took a month to notify authorities after discovering the problem; the law requires firms to notify government agencies and affected individuals in the most expedient time possible.

Doritex will pay $55,000, and its website developer, Kallus Opraments, was penalized $40,000, according to the Attorney General’s Office. Both firms must also take other steps to ensure data confidentiality. Kallus’s penalty was suspended pending compliance with other rules.