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Made Easier Identity TheftPage 1As of Tuesday March 29 2005 The Print EditionToday's EditionPast EditionsFeaturesPortfolioColumnistsInDepth ReportsDiscussionsCompany ResearchMarkets Data CenterVideo CenterSite MapCorrectionsMy Online JournalPersonalize My NewsEMail SetupMy Account/BillingRSS FeedsCustomer ServiceThe Online JournalThe Print EditionContact UsHelpECOMMERCE/MEDIA Made EasierIdentity TheftHackers Use Simple TricksWith Google Yahoo SearchesTo Tap Personal InformationBy KEVIN J. DELANEYStaff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNALMarch 29 2005; Page B1Data burglars have made headlines tapping into big databases atInc. PLC's LexisNexis unit and other major keepers of personal information. But there's a more convenient and lowerprofile way to filch identities: Use Google or Yahoo.ChoicePointReed ElsevierAll manner of personal data are left exposed in nooks and crannies of the Web by individuals companies and government agencies. Wouldbe identity thieves can find such information using the search engines of Inc.Inc. and other companies in a technique known as "Google hacking."GoogleYahooSecurity experts held a contest this month to show just how quick and effective Google hacking can be. During a technology securityindustry meeting in Seattle contestants using only Google for less than an hour turned up sensitive information potentially useful for financial fraud on about 25 million people. They dug up various combinations of people's names dates of birth Social Security numbers and creditcard information including some card numbers apparently left exposed by the U.S. Department of Justice.Google hacking isn't new: Web sites and books are devoted to the method which involves submitting targeted search queries with special commands to elicit sensitive information. But the technique's effectiveness provides an alarming illustration of how sloppy Web sites still are a decade into the Web age and despite numerous warnings that companies and government age ...

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