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UCLA Warns Students, Staff of Data Theft
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Title:UCLA Warns Students, Staff of Data Theft (ID: CSD4723)
Author(s):Rachael Myrow (National Public Radio)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Interviews/Podcasts/Videos
Abstract:The University of California-Los Angeles alerts some 800,000 current and former students, applicants, faculty and staff that their personal information -- names, addresses, Social Security numbers -- were exposed when a hacker broke into a campus computer system. The university says that only a small percentage of the records in the database were actually accessed. The case may be the largest computer breach ever at an American university.
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6615470[Off site]
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Major breach of UCLA's computer files
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Title:Major breach of UCLA's computer files (ID: CSD4722)
Author(s):Rebecca Trounson (Los Angeles Times)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:"Personal information on 800,000 students, alumni and others is exposed. Attacks lasted a year, the school says."
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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ucla12dec12,0,7111141.story[Off site]
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Locking Down Departmental Data
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Title:Locking Down Departmental Data (ID: CSD4580)
Author(s):Doug Lederman
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2006)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:As hackers have found their way into computer networks around the country in recent years — putting individuals' personal information at risk of identity theft and embarrassing companies, colleges and other entities — many if not most higher education institutions have significantly tightened their technological security.
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http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/05/02/hack[Off site]
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Hackers Steal ID Info From Virginia University
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Title:Hackers Steal ID Info From Virginia University (ID: CSD3659)
Author(s):Declan McCullagh (CNET News.com)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2005)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:George Mason University has become the latest institution of higher education to be the victim of hackers' accessing personal information of faculty and students. University officials said that hackers gained access to information including names, photos, Social Security numbers, and campus ID numbers for "all members of the Mason community who have identification cards." An e-mail sent by the university's vice president for information technology indicated that the intruders appeared to be seeking "access to other campus systems rather than specific data," but the message warned that the information the hackers obtained could be used for identity theft. George Mason had ended its practice of putting Social Security numbers on ID cards, replacing them with university-generated numbers, in response to a Virginia state law that required such a change. The university maintains a database, however, that includes Social Security numbers. University officials discovered the intrusion on January 3 and said the hackers gained access to records of more than 30,000 faculty, staff, and students.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5519592.html[Off site]
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U. of Texas Student Is Charged in Massive Theft of Social Security Numbers
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Title:U. of Texas Student Is Charged in Massive Theft of Social Security Numbers (ID: CSD2742)
Author(s):Vincent Kiernan (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Federal prosecutors on recently charged a student at the University of Texas at Austin with committing a massive theft of names and Social Security numbers from a database there in late February and early March.
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http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003031701t.htm[Off site]
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Hackers Seize More Than 50,000 Social Security Numbers From U. of Texas Database
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Title:Hackers Seize More Than 50,000 Social Security Numbers From U. of Texas Database (ID: CSD2738)
Author(s):Brock Read (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Origin:Contributed by Organizations or Campuses (2003)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:Computer hackers broke into a database at the University of Texas at Austin on multiple occasions in the past two weeks, seizing the names and Social Security numbers of 55,200 individuals, according to university officials. The identity theft is one of the largest ever known to have afflicted a campus network.
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http://chronicle.com/free/2003/03/2003030701t.htm[Off site]
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