Passport Record System Open To Abuse, Review Finds

Investigators surveyed the records of 150 high-profile Americans, whose names were selected from Forbes and Sports Illustrated magazine lists and Internet search engine Google's most-searched names.

The report said that the records of 127 of those people, or 85 percent, had been accessed a total of 4,148 times, strongly suggesting attempts at unauthorized access. Their names were not identified.

"The system is unable to protect itself," said one State Department official, who requested anonymity. "Anybody can go in." ...