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This is a joke, though it might be indicative of the state of software that I totally believed a JavaScript file could exfiltrate the names and security numbers

This is a joke, though it might be indicative of the state of software that I totally believed a JavaScript file could exfiltrate the names and security numbers of everyone in the US from some central system.

atrettel 2y ago
Yes, this is obviously a joke given that the first file starts with SSNs with prefix 000. That prefix is not used [1]. The only information listed here is what appears to be an enumeration of every possible SSN, without any other related fields. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#Structure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_number#Structu...
- IshKebab 2y ago
  Only on HN would someone figure out that this was a joke because of the implementation details of SSNs... lol
  - pb7 2y ago
    Book smarts vs. street smarts and/or common sense.
    - ithkuil 2y ago
      Common sense can be gamed and exploited; that's how social engineering and other tricks (like illusionists) work.
  - deleted 2y ago
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