Confidential UCLA dbase hacked
p2pnet.net News:- A “sophisticated computer hacker” has penetrated a restricted UCLA database holding personal information on about 800,000 people.
“This database contains certain personal information about UCLA’s current and some former students, faculty and staff, some student applicants and some parents of students or applicants who applied for financial aid,” says a statement.
“Approximately 3,200 of those being notified are current or former staff and faculty of the University of California, Merced, and current or former employees of the University of California Office of the President, for which UCLA does administrative processing.”
Acting chancellor Norman Abrams says personal information about at least some of the individuals was obtained by the hacker, “but that there is no evidence that any data has [sic] been misused,” says UCLA.
“The database includes names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, home addresses and contact information. It does not include driver’s license numbers or credit card or banking information.”
UCLA says it blocked access to the Social Security numbers and the database, “when suspicious activity was detected on Nov. 21 and immediately activated its information technology security incident team”.
The FBI is also investigating.
“Even though UCLA’s ongoing investigation at this time indicates only that the hacker sought and obtained some of the Social Security numbers, out of an abundance of caution, the university decided to notify all 800,000 people whose names are listed in the restricted database,” adds the statement.
UCLA has posted an Identity Alert site, and toll-free call center, (877) 533-8082.
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Also See:
statement – UCLA Warns of Unauthorized Access to Restricted Database, December 12, 2006
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December 14th, 2006 at 3:14 pm
Think about the scale of this attack and compare what it could be in Europe in a few years from now. All the European ISPs and phone companies will be forced to log all of their client Internet history, emails sent and received and phone call history, too. All that data will be stored atleast two years, or in some cases a lot longer.
-LW-
December 19th, 2006 at 12:34 am
Your title is wrong.
dbase is a database language not short for database….