The Vermont Department of Taxes admitted this week that the social security numbers of 1,332 Vermont tax payers and federal ID numbers of 245 businesses were inadvertently posted online . The personal data were contained in a weekly batch of property transfer tax returns , according to a report by the Burlington Free Press citing a Vermont Department of Taxes statement . The information was available for viewing for two hours on a vendor portion of the tax department 's website , the statement said . ;