Oklahoma State University Admits Computer Security Breach
Susan Simpson writes on NewsOK.com:
A breach in an Oklahoma State University computer server exposed names, addresses and Social Security numbers of about 70,000 students, staff and faculty who bought parking and transit services permits in the past six years.
OSU announced the breach and began notifying permit holders today, even though it was discovered in March. The server was shut down at that time and Social Security numbers removed from the site.
After a two-month investigation, OSU officials say they think an intruder's purpose was to use the server for storage and bandwidth capacity to distribute illegal content but they can't rule out that student information was accessed.
More here.
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posted by Fergie @ 5/14/2008 03:57:00 PM
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