Searches at Justice Department Web Site Reveal Social Security Numbers

[Kristijntje]

A document on the Justice Department Executive Office for Immigration Review's site listed the name and Social Security number of a woman involved in a 2003 immigration review case. Other searches of the site yielded more Social Security numbers and identifying information.

The federal government is responsible for issuing Social Security numbers, but it may not be doing enough to protect these critically personal pieces of information on its own Web sites. Acting on a tip, InformationWeek was able to access Web pages that include the names and Social Security numbers of people involved in Justice Department-related legal actions. It's a discomforting discovery at a time when identity theft and fraud are on the rise.

http://informationweek.com/news/showArti...=175400150

[jezebel]

Scary.  Earlier in the month it was phishers using a security defect in a government site, now its ssn's displayed out in the open.  :blinkie: