U.S. database exposes Social Security numbers

The Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of people were disclosed for years in a publicly available database.
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identitiy theft - Federal contracts and financial support

I have a question as to the disclosure of social security numbers. Did the disclosure listing include social security numbers of students who had taken out Federal Stafford loans or Perkins Loans between 2000 and 2005? I have recently been the victim of identity theft which is the reason for my inquiry.