Social Security Number Vulnerability Findings Relied on Supercomputing
Social Security Number Vulnerability Findings Relied on Supercomputing
Access to a large-scale parallel system at Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center made it possible to overcome difficulties and greatly accelerated time to solution.
PITTSBURGH, PA., July 8, 2009 - Information available on the Internet can in certain cases be used to predict individual social-security numbers, posing a risk of identity theft that policy-makers and individuals should address.