NC: Hacker hit community college system

[David Shettler <dave () opensecurityfoundation org>]

http://datalossdb.org/incidents/2480

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/crime_safety/story/246272.html

Patrons of the state's community colleges may have had their drivers
license and Social Security numbers stolen by a hacker.

College officials announced late today that 51,000 library users at 25
campuses, including Wake Tech and Johnston County, were the victims of
a security breach in August.

They said the libraries collect drivers license and Social Security
numbers to help identify computer users. The information is stored on
a central server in Raleigh.

The colleges are in the process of notifying all users whose numbers
were on the server when it was accessed by a hacker earlier this year.

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