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UNI warns of ID theft after computer security breach
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 01:26:48 -0500 (EST)
Courtesy Emergent Chaos (emergentchaos.com): http://www.wcfcourier.com/articles/2006/02/18/news/breaking_news/doc43f7026269046987392075.txt CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -- The University of Northern Iowa has warned students and faculty to monitor their bank accounts after someone accessed a computer system holding confidential information. The university detected last week that a laptop computer holding W-2 forms was illegally accessed, though officials said the person likely did not realize he could obtain tax information for about 6,000 student employees and faculty. "A virus was detected during routine monitoring," said Tom Schellhardt, vice president for administration and finance. "We immediately took steps to fix the problem and increase security." The university sent letters to everyone whose data was on that computer, warning them to protect against identity theft by monitoring their accounts and contacting credit reporting agencies. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss mailing list Dataloss () attrition org https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/dataloss
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