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Computer Records on 197, 000 People Breached at University of Texas
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Sun, 23 Apr 2006 20:35:59 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/04/24utcomputers.html Computerized records on nearly 200,000 people with ties to the University of Texas' McCombs School of Business have been accessed without authorization by someone operating from the Far East, the university's president announced today. The records, which in some cases include Social Security numbers, involve faculty members, current and prospective students, staff members, alumni and corporate recruiters, UT President William Powers Jr. said at a hastily called news conference this afternoon. He said records on 197,000 people were accessed by one or more people in Asia. Powers and other university officials urged anyone with a connection to the business school to take steps to guard against identity theft. Steps on how to do so, including posting a fraud alert with credit agencies, are outlined on a Web site set up by the university. The site is accessible through the university's home page, www.utexas.edu. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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