UA ups online security after hacker breaching

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http://www.wildcat.arizona.edu/article/2013/10/james-e-rogers-college-of-law-ups-security-after-hacker-breaching

By MARK ARMAO
DailyWildcat.com
October 24, 2013

The UA is taking steps to strengthen its online security after a hacker 
gained access to a web server in the James E. Rogers College of Law in 
July.

The personal information of thousands of former students in and former 
applicants to the college was mistakenly stored on the server.

"That’s one of the reasons why the College of Law is taking all these 
measures to minimize harm -- because we're responsible," Sigurdson said.

The server, which was housed in the College of Law building, hosted the 
college's public website and its local intranet and also stored data -- 
including passwords and social security numbers, said Chris Sigurdson, the 
UA's senior communications adviser.

The hacker gained access in late July, and since the discovery of the 
breach, the college has sent personal letters to the 9,080 individuals who 
were potentially affected to notify them of the situation. The college is 
offering 12 months of free credit monitoring through Experian for any of 
those affected.

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