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p2pnet.net News- The University of Colorado at Boulder is checking out hacks into a Wardenburg Health Center server, and another used by the Visual Resource Center of the College of Architecture and Planning.
“Both incidents create a potential identity theft problem for affected persons, although there is no evidence that personal information was stolen or used,” says the CU-Boulder news site, going on:
“The Wardenburg Health Center server contained personal information for approximately 42,000 students, faculty and staff members and a small number of visitors.
“The sensitive information on the Wardenburg server included names, Social Security numbers, student identification numbers, addresses and dates of birth. The results of approximately 2,000 laboratory tests also were on the server but there was no other medical or prescription information on the server. The server also contained no financial information.”
Wardenburg director Robert Cranny is quouted as saying the center is working closely with IT and information security professionals to analyze this incident.
However, when the breach was reported to the department on July 14, “the server was immediately isolated and taken offline,” says the CU-Boulder post.
“Preliminary review of the incident has revealed no evidence that personal data were extracted or used to anyone’s detriment. As a precaution, however, the university is in the process of contacting everyone whose information was stored on the server. The university also is providing instructions on how to protect against potential fraud and identity theft.”
The Visual Resource Center of the College of Architecture and Planning server held the names and Social Security numbers of about 900 students and faculty who used the center, says the report, adding that information on the Visual Resource Center server hack is posted on a campus web site, which also has links to the Wardenburg site and the News Center site.
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CU-Boulder - CU-Boulder Investigates Computer Security Incidents, July 21, 2005
