Notes

# Hardcoded root directory path
$rootDirectory = "C:"

# Define the regular expression pattern for Social Security Numbers (SSNs)
$ssnPattern = "bd{3}-d{2}-d{4}b"

# Get all files in the root directory and its subdirectories
$files = Get-ChildItem -Path $rootDirectory -File -Recurse

# Initialize an array to store file paths where SSN information is found
$filesWithSSN = @()

# Loop through each file
foreach ($file in $files) {
# Read the content of the file
$fileContent = Get-Content -Path $file.FullName -Raw

# Check if the SSN pattern is present in the file content
if ($fileContent -match $ssnPattern) {
# Add the file path to the array
$filesWithSSN += $file.FullName

# Print the file path
Write-Host "SSN information found in $($file.FullName)"
}
}

# Print a message for files with SSN information
if ($filesWithSSN.Count -gt 0) {
Write-Host "Files with SSN information found:"
foreach ($filePath in $filesWithSSN) {
Write-Host $filePath
}
} else {
Write-Host "No files with SSN information found."
}

Write-Host "Script execution completed."