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Northwestern University -- 17K names and SSNs, 9 p0wned desktops, updated


From: Chris Walsh <cwalsh () cwalsh org>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 11:00:47 -0500

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060714nu-hacked,1,5329380.story?coll=chi-news-hed

Additional info from the above:  breach discovered two months ago.  Boxes immediately disconnected etc.  
Breach occurred "after troubleshooting software, which allows technical support staff to access computers remotely, was 
installed on the computers.".

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