Hackers Break into U.S. Agriculture Dept. Computers
An AP newswire article by Libby Quaid, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area employees and contractors, the department said Wednesday.More here.
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said the department will provide free credit monitoring for one year to anyone who might have been affected.
The break-in happened during the first weekend in June, the department said. Technology staff learned of the breach on June 5 and told Johanns the following day but believed personal information was protected by security software, the department said.
However, on further analysis, staff concluded that data on current or former employees might have been accessed and informed Johanns on Wednesday, according to the department.
The department said it notified law enforcement agencies. Its inspector general is investigating the break-in.
posted by Fergie @ 6/22/2006 07:32:00 AM
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