http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7395295.stm BBC News bbc.co.uk 12 May 2008 A computer hacker in Chile has published confidential records belonging to six million people on the internet, officials say. The information was obtained by hacking into government and military servers, and was posted on a technology blog. It included ID card numbers, addresses, telephone numbers and academic records. The hacker left a message saying the aim was to demonstrate the poor level of data protection in Chile, says the newspaper which uncovered the story. El Mercurio newspaper reports that the data came from computer servers at the education ministry, the military and the electoral service. It was posted on the forum of a Chilean blog dedicated to technology issues, but was quickly removed by site's administrators, who contacted the police. Links to files containing the information were also posted on another Chilean website, and again promptly removed, El Mercurio reports. Police commissioner Jaime Jara told the newspaper that an investigation into the incident was under way. _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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