MT: MSU computers hacked

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://newbillingsoutpost.com/news//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=19799&Itemid=27

Montana State University security experts have determined that an unknown 
hacker remotely accessed a computer server that housed records containing 
credit card numbers and social security numbers of students who enrolled 
online for MSU Extended University courses during the last two years.

The data in question were encrypted, and there is no evidence that 
personal information was stolen. However, the Extended University is 
sending information by mail to 1,400 people known to have personal 
information on the server. The letter includes information on how to 
receive a free credit report, flag a credit file with a fraud alert and 
monitor accounts for suspicious activity.

"Even though we don't believe any data was stolen, we are treating this as 
a serious situation and want to alert these students to the possibility 
that they were affected,. said Cathy Conover, MSU spokesperson.

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