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Server containing patient information hacked to host Call of Duty

A server, which reportedly contained sensitive information on more than 230,000 patients, was hacked, and used to host the popular Call of Duty computer game for unidentified hackers. The server

Researchers: Social Security numbering system is crackable

Researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University have warned that there is a "surprisingly easy" method of computing the nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers. Of course, the popularity of

Internet will run out of space soon

There's the nine-digit Social Security Number that has worked for generations. There's the five-digit zip code that basically works--although the Postal Service added four new digits for businesses

How easy is it for a thief to snag your ID?

It's not hard for someone to find your Social Security number, your mother's maiden name or your credit card balance. If you don't already know this, you do now. The Washington Post's "Security Fix"