[Dataloss] GA: Security breach involves recent births - 140, 000 notified

Chris Walsh cwalsh at cwalsh.org
Thu May 17 14:32:56 UTC 2007


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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