[privacy] Vermont State Computer Hacked, 70,000 at Risk

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via WCAX.com (props, Pogo Was Right).

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A state computer containing the names, Social Security Numbers and bank
account information for 70,000 Vermonters has been hacked into in an
automated computer attack that puts their personal information at risk for
misuse, the state said Monday.

Human Services Secretary Cynthia LaWare said there is no indication the
information has been used illicitly, but she said it was possible.

The state is planning to send letters to the affected individuals Tuesday
and Wednesday urging them to monitor their bank accounts. It is also
offering to pay for credit monitoring.

The Human Services computer was used as a tool to track noncustodial
parents who owe back child support. The state and a number of banks
exchanged financial information on the computer, which was taken out of
service in early December after technicians discovered what they thought
was a computer virus.

It remains off-line, officials said.

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More:
http://www.wcax.com/Global/story.asp?S=6006557&nav=4QcS

- - ferg

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