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Georgia: Social Security Numbers Posted Online
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 18:29:45 -0500 (EST)
(Posting with this question for discussion: if this is a state-wide issue but has only been reported for one county, how should (or can) the overall impact be measured for data breach lists or databases?) http://www.wsbtv.com/news/10193623/detail.html A simple online search of a Cherokee County government web site revealed social security numbers posted for all to see . and it turns out, this is happening across the state. Channel 2's Tom Regan logged on to the Cherokee County web site, entered a few common names and within a few clicks was able to obtain social security numbers for complete strangers, courtesy of the IRS and the county court web site. "I'm required by law not to alter the document and by law I cannot alter the document," said Cherokee County Clerk of Courts, Patty Baker. It applies to all county courts in Georgia - not just Cherokee. The result? People who have federal tax liens against them - sometimes for years as they dispute unpaid taxes - have their entire social security sitting out on the world wide web for anyone to see. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 139 million compromised records in 447 incidents over 6 years.
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