University of Alabama 37000 records possibly stolen

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

http://www.abc3340.com/news/stories/0209/594921.html

Hacker Taps Into University Of Alabama Computer System; Lab Records Exposed
02/13/09 6:50 pm 

Tuscaloosa, AL -      University of Alabama campus officials sent out 
letters  to 37,000 people whose personal information computer hackers 
could have stolen.  The school revealed Friday that in November, 
seventeen of their four-hundred databases were tapped by hackers.  One 
of those computers contained lab results for people tested at the campus 
Medical Center.  However, school officials say campus computer 
technicians quickly caught the hackers before they likely retrieved any 
confidential  information.  Still, the school is suggesting people whose 
information was compromised check their credit records for any potential 
identity theft.  No arrests have been made in the incident.  There is 
still an on-going investigation.  When asked why they waited two months 
to alert the public, school officials say they wanted to analyze the 
breach thoroughly and not compromise the investigation.  They stress 
never were  academic or electronic medical records in general exposed.

Also Video from Huntsville AL CBS outlet

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