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Re: GA: Security breach involves recent births - 140, 000 notified


From: Chris Walsh <cwalsh () cwalsh org>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 09:32:56 -0500

On Thu, May 17, 2007 at 02:43:39AM -0400, Nancy Kramer wrote:
If they used SSN for the key to a file that contained parents name and 
address as well as the baby's  SSN it wouldn't be very hard.  One 
SQL  query on the joined files and you would have the info.


No need to select on SSN.  All babies w/in the interval were affected.

Select on birthday and notify the mother at the address she provided when
she was admitted.


cw
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