PA: Records of 30,000 at Penn State hacked

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09363/1024361-100.stm

Penn State University says it is working to notify some 30,000 individuals 
whose personal information may have been compromised by a computer breach 
before Christmas.

In a statement, the university said it began on Dec. 23 sending out 
letters notifying those potentially affected by the malware infections, 
which are believed responsible for the breaches.

The areas and extent of the records involved in the malicious software 
attack included Eberly College of Science, 7,758 records; the College of 
Health and Human Development, 6,827 records; and one of Penn State's 
campuses outside of University Park, approximately 15,000 records, the 
university's statement said.

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