Social Security Number Code Cracked, Study Claims - July 7, 2009 By Randolph E. Schmid Associated Press and Washington Post Monday, July 6, 2009 "[R]esearchers say there's a surprisingly easy way for the technology-savvy to figure out the precious nine digits of Americans' Social Security numbers. ... 'It's good that we found it before the bad guys,' Alessandro Acquisti of Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh said of the method for predicting the numbers. [ ... ] "Acquisti said in a telephone interview that he has sent the findings to the Social Security Administration and other government agencies with a suggestion they adopt a more random system for assigning numbers." To read the full article, click on the Title Line, above. NOTE: Online access to Washington Post articles requires registration, including one-time entry of gender, birth year & zip code. The process is free and takes a few minutes to complete.