Iowa: Department of Education records hacked

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http://www.radioiowa.com/gestalt/go.cfm?objectid=C62EC2FD-D6CA-6148-ECA10EFC215AB72D

The Department of Education is warning Iowans that someone gained access 
to personal information in records that were in what was supposed to be a 
protected area on the department's website. Department spokesperson, 
Elaine Watkins-Miller, says the records contained names, addresses, dates 
of birth and social security numbers of individuals who obtained a G.E.D. 
from Iowa between 1965 and 2002.

[...]

Watkins-Miller says you should keep an eye on the credit report, and call 
local law officers if you see any unusual activity. Watkins says they 
believe someone hacked into the records on Sunday. Watkins-Miller says 
they can't say how the records were access and that's being investigated 
by the DCI and the FBI. There were some 160-thousand records in the file, 
but she says it's believe only about 600 may have been viewed.

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