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Newspaper: Hacker Gets Into Chilean Government files, Leaks Personal Data to Internet

An AP newswire article, via The International Herald Tribune, reports that:

A hacker who identified himself as "Anonymous Coward" stole personal data of 6 million Chileans — reportedly including a daughter of the president — and posted it briefly on the Internet, authorities said Sunday.

"This is a serious and delicate issue," said presidential spokesman Francisco Vidal.

Police Chief Jaime Jara confirmed that authorities were investigating the theft of the leaked data, which he said included identity card numbers, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mails and academic background.

The data was taken early Friday from servers at the Education Ministry, the electoral service and the military, Jara said. It was not clear when it appeared on the Internet, but it was first reported to police early Saturday by Leo Prieto, the administrator of a local technology-oriented Internet site who discovered links to the information online.

It did not immediately appear that any banking or financial data had been compromised, and the information had been removed by Saturday morning, Jara said.

posted by Fergie @ 5/11/2008 05:05:00 PM