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OU has been getting an earful about huge data theft
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 09:58:36 -0400 (EDT)
Courtesy InfoSec News and WK: http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=25220 By Jim Phillips Athens NEWS Senior Writer 2006-06-12 Ohio University has spent more than $77,000 sending letters to alumni and students affected by a computer security breach. It's harder to put a price tag on the blow to alumni goodwill, as the number of people affected by hacking of OU computer databases continues to rise with the discovery of new hacking incidents. "This is damaging OU's reputation far more than its drunk football coach, magazine pictorials or its #2 party-school ranking, and you can tell (OU President Roderick) McDavis that this really sucks. A lot!" wrote one incensed alum May 10. Another signed off his May 3 e-mail with, "You incompetent f---ing a--holes. I will never donate a penny to you." After announcing two computer security breaches in May, OU got hundreds of e-mails from alums regarding the issue. The Athens NEWS has examined more than 600 of them, provided by the university in response to a records request. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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