CR80News | Data breach at UC Berkley

Monday, May 11, 2009

Hackers broke into computer databases and potentially put at risk personal information of 160,000 students, alumni and others, according to an Associated Press report. In all, 97,000 Social Security numbers were stolen.

The university said data include Social Security numbers, birth dates, health insurance information and some medical records dating back to 1999 were compromised. The databases also included information of parents, spouses and Mills College students who used or were eligible for Berkeley’s health services. Personal medical records, such as patient diagnoses, treatments and therapies, were not compromised, officials said.

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More than 4,000 University of Maine students’ personal information may have been compromised in a recent server breach, according to Seacoast Online.

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UConn breach results in theft of private information

An UConn computer with the names and Social Security Numbers of more than 10,000 university applicants was stolen, according to a local news report.

The computer, stolen from an IT storage cabinet at university’s West Hartford campus, had applicant files ranging from 2004 through July 30. UConn officials are still investigating the theft, which was discovered on Aug. 3.

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UH security breach affects SSNs and credit cards

University of Hawaii officials made an announcement that a hacker was able to breach the security of a parking office server, which contained the personal information of some 53,000 people, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser.

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