LA: La. Security Breach Exposes Thousands To ID Theft

[Dave <dave () etiolated org>]

http://www.wdsu.com/news/13698832/detail.html

In all, more than 80,000 names and Social Security numbers were
accessible for perhaps as long as two years on an internal Internet
website run by the Louisiana Board of Regents, the body that has
oversight over HOW MANY students at WHICH universities.

"Well, it's a recipe for identity theft if you have a name, a Social
Security number, a date of birth and an address, you can create an
identity that will lead to fraudulently bilking credit cards,
tampering with bank accounts and the like," the FBI's James Bernazzani
said.

"Additionally, someone can apply for a driver's license or other photo
identification. They can make counterfeit checks. They can apply for a
job. They can get an apartment. They can do any number of these things
with your identity," FBI cyber expert Kristy Green said.

Most of the network was password-protected, but the area containing
the most potentially dangerous data, including thousands of student
Social Security numbers, was not.

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