[Dataloss] Mississippi - Identity details found on state site

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http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060716/NEWS/607160386/1001

By Joshua Cogswell
July 16, 2006

Until Friday morning, the secretary of state's Web site was a potential 
gold mine for would-be identity thieves.

More than 2 million documents - thousands containing individuals' Social 
Security numbers - called Uniform Commercial Code filings had been 
available for public perusal.

But after calls from concerned residents, privacy advocates and The 
Clarion-Ledger, the secretary of state's office on Friday disabled links 
to the documents.

UCC filings are necessary when a person puts up collateral to secure a 
loan. The information was put online to make it easier for lenders to 
access the information.

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