GA: UGA contacting 4, 000 after server breached by hacker

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

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University of Georgia officials are trying to contact more than 4,000 
current, former and perspective residents of a university housing complex 
after a hacker was able to access a server containing personal 
information, including Social Security numbers.

The security breach happened sometime between Dec. 29 and Dec. 31, the 
university said Tuesday.

During that time, a computer with an overseas IP address was able to 
access the personal information . including Social Security numbers, names 
and addresses . of 540 current graduate students living in graduate family 
housing and 3,710 former students and applicants. University officials 
know what country the hacker was operating in, but would not comment on 
it, UGA spokesman Tom Jackson said.

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