Crooks Create Valid Social Security Numbers
source: http://information-security-resources.com/2009/08/04/crooks-create-valid-social-security-num...
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People get so upset, understandably, when an organization loses a laptop with SSNs, or has one stolen. But now, upon hearing that crooks don’t even need to steal SSNs, but can just generate them from commonly known information and use them until the victims discover the crimes, it is puzzling why so many people don’t see this as something to be concerned with, and to demand changes for.
