[privacy] Computer Hacker Gains Access To University of Colorado Students' Perso nal Info

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via TheDenverChannel.com (props, attrition.org).

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The names and Social Security numbers of thousands of students at the
University of Colorado Boulder have been exposed by a computer hacker, the
university announced Tuesday.

A school official in Boulder say a computer worm attacked a computer server
used by the College of Arts and Sciences. The hacker was then able to have
access to the vital information for 45,000 students who were enrolled at CU
Boulder from 2002 to the present.

IT security investigators said they do not believe the hacker who launched
the worm was looking for personal data, but rather was attempting to take
control of the machine to allow it to infiltrate other computers both
on-and-off campus.

CU said a series of human and technical problems led to the security
breach. All students whose information was exposed are being notified by
letters sent to their homes.

The hack was discovered May 12. IT security investigators said that the
worm entered the server through a vulnerability in its Symantec anti-virus
software, which had not been properly patched by Arts and Sciences Advising
Center IT staff.

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More:
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/13366476/detail.html

- - ferg

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