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Vital Files Exposed In GMU Hacking
Jonathan Krim, Washington Post 2005-01-11

A computer hacker apparently broke into a George Mason University database containing student and employee Social Security numbers, leaving 32,000 people uncertain whether their finances or identities might be compromised.

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Vital Files Exposed In GMU Hacking 2005-01-12
Anonymous
Universities, and any orginization that uses SSN's, should be liable in court for misuse of stolen SSN #s if they are proved to be used for ID theft. They should either not use SSN's or secure their data as if they would be sued if it was stolen and used for fraud. Too many companies use your SSN as...

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